Development of the AACN Sedation Assessment Scale for Critically Ill Patients
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to present the outcome of Phase 2 of the sedation assessment project, namely, development of a new sedation assessment scale for critically ill patients. The authors define each of the five scale domains and present information on how indicators were selected to assess each domain, while acknowledging that psychometric testing is required before the AACN Sedation Assessment Scale can be recommended for clinical practice. A future publication will include results of psychometric testing, rationale for any needed modifications of the scale, and detailed directions for using and scoring the scale.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 03, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA430593
Entities
People
- Margaret L. Campbell
- Marianne Chulay
- Marla J. Dejong
- Mary J. Grap
- Suzanne M. Burns
Organizations
- University of Kentucky