Nurses' Sedation Practices During Weaning of Adults From Mechanical Ventilation in an Intensive Care Unit

Nurses' Sedation Practices During Weaning of Adults From Mechanical Ventilation in an Intensive Care Unit is organized by American Association of Critical - Care Nurses (AACN) and will be held during Dec 31, 2017 - Jan 01, 2021.

Accreditation :
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC's) Commission on Accreditation, ANCC Provider Number 0012. AACN has been approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the California State Board of Nursing (CBRN), California Provider number CEP 1036. This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.

AACN programming meets the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education contact hours for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting CE to fulfill continuing education requirements.

Activity Summary :
The study focuses on various aspects of nursing sedation practice during weaning from mechanical ventilation and describes barriers to implementation of protocols and daily interruption of sedation.

Objectives :
• Analyze the availability of sedation protocols and protocol adherence.
• Explore the frequency of use of daily interruption of sedation (DIS) and barriers to nurses implementing this in practice.
• Describe the range and type of analog-sedative agents used for sedation and the extent of nurses’ autonomy in sedation practice.