Assignment: Effects of Sedation on Delirium
Assignment: Effects of Sedation on Delirium
Question Description
NURS 6990
Effects of Effects of Sedation on Delirium
QUESTION: Does the use of sedation drugs in conjunction with a short length of stay in critical care reduce delirium in critically ill patients compared to patients who do not receive sedation in the ICU?
Thesis statement: conduct research on the above research question on PubMed using the PICO method.
Formatting options include:
Adult critical care patients are the population/patients.
Intervention: policies and interventions aimed at reducing and eliminating ICU delirium.
In the ICU, patients who are not sedated are compared.
Reduce the incidence or even eliminate delirium in ICU patients, as well as the length of stay in the ICU.
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