Effects of Sedation on Delirium

Effects of Sedation on Delirium

NURS 6990 – Effects of Sedation on Delirium

QUESTION: Does limited use of sedation drugs with limited length of stay in critical care reduce delirium in critically ill patients compared to patient who are not on sedation drugs in the ICU?

Thesis statement: conduct a research on the above research question using the PICO method on PubMed.

Format includes:

Population/ patient: Adult critical care patients.

Intervention: policies and interventions to reduce and eliminate ICU delirium.

Comparison: Patients who are not on sedation drugs in the ICU.

Outcome: Decrease the incidence or even eliminate delirium in ICU patients and decrease the length of stay of patients in the ICU. NURS 6990 – Effects of Effects of Sedation on Delirium

POST 1

We are all affected by cultural diversity. Differences among and in between cultures can lead to difficulties. This does not mean that there is a right or wrong culture, just that we need to do a better job understanding each other and being culturally cognizant and sensitive.

Theoretical frameworks can be applied to this situation to help nurses break down the problem areas and make it more clear. One such framework is the Almutairi’s Critical Cultural Competence. This helps to break data down to critical awareness, critical knowledge, critical skills, and critical empowerment.

Nurses who care for patients born in their same geographical area tended to score higher in cultural competence. The reasoning behind this seems obvious. However, this study was very limited by response rates and willingness to participate in the study.