A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Adherence to a Pain, Agitation, and Delirium Protocol in the Intensive Care Unit.

CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of a multidimensional, multidisciplinary project was successful in increasing compliance to the clinical practice guidelines for the management of PAD in adult intensive care unit patients, despite a decrease in protocol use. This unanticipated decrease in protocol use indicates the need for additional research in this area. Future recommendations also include a review of the existing PAD protocol to determine whether revisions could be made to better suit the needs of the staff while also improving patient outcomes in the arena of delirium experienced during critical care stays. PMID: 30946126 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Dimensions in Critical Care Nursing - Category: Nursing Tags: Dimens Crit Care Nurs Source Type: research