1 |
|
Improving Sleep Quality for Critically Ill Patients in a Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit | Almberg, Lexi | 2020 | Background: Intensive care unit (ICU) care entails the need to continually interact with the patient for medically necessary assessments and interruptions creating increased levels in noise during sleeping hours. Sleep deprivation is harmful to critically ill patients leading to increased hospital l... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |
2 |
|
Assessing the Feasibility of the Use of the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool Versus Non-Verbal Pain Scale in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit and Surgical Intensive | Hunt, Sara | 2020 | Background: Accurate pain assessments in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients can be difficult to obtain. The current pain assessment tool to assess pain in these patients at this medical facility is the Non-Verbal Pain Scale (NVPS). This pain scale uses vital sign variation as a compone... | Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Acute Care |