Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN
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Sedating critically ill children presents a challenge for even the most experienced critical care nurse. The nurse must differentiate agitation caused by pain, fear, hypoxia, or other factors and take appropriate action. This paper discusses using an algorithm to assess agitation and sedation needs and presents management options for sedation.
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Dimens Crit Care Nurs · Nov 1998
ReviewNursing interventions to reduce perioperative cardiac morbidity and mortality.
Morbidity and mortality remain high for patients with preexisting cardiac disease undergoing noncardiac surgery. These patients use an increasing number of intensive care unit, ventilator, and hospital days. This article analyzes research on factors influencing morbidity and mortality of noncardiac surgery patients and identifies nursing interventions that can improve outcomes for these patients.