CAM

Integrate complementary and alternative (CAM)

Integrate complementary and alternative (CAM)

This was a descriptive study and the researchers used a survey to collect data. The sample consisted of 75 nurses who worked in the ICU during the implementation of the sedation protocol. Surveys were distributed to staff and then returned in a self-addressed envelope. Completed surveys were confidential and anonymous. The Research Ethics Committee at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre approved this study.

The critical care team at TBRHSC developed a nurse-driven sedation protocol in June 2006. The development team included the critical care educator, an intensivist, manager, pharmacist, and staff ...