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Pain, agitation, and delirium guidelines: nurses' involvement in development and implementation

Judy E Davidson1, Chris Winkelman2, Céline Gélinas2

  • 1Judy E. Davidson is evidence-based practice and research liaison at UCSD Health System, San Diego, California.Chris Winkelman is an associate professor at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.Céline Gélinas is an assistant professor at Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University and a nurse scientist at Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada.Anna Dermenchyan is a clinical quality specialist at UCLA Health, Los Angeles, California. jdavidson@ucsd.edu.

Critical Care Nurse
|June 3, 2015
PubMed
Summary

Nurses played a key role in developing and implementing critical care guidelines for pain, agitation, and delirium management. Their involvement highlights diverse nursing roles in evidence-based practice within intensive care units.

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