ICU pain treatment in sedated pt

[melissa6b]

Hi Everyone,

I am a new grad who just started my BSN program. I need to write a paper on a controversial nursing practice. I had one picked and written but the professor didn't approve it so I found some info about the treatment of pain in the sedated patient. My paper needs to have 2 sides and I am not sure which direction to go as I am short on time and have just began my research I know I am going to talk about nonverbal pain scales but was looking for help about the 2 sided of pain management in sedation? My teacher like the topic and said it was very relevant in the ICU. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, especially from those who work in the ICU.

Thank you,

Melissa

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

Where have you looked for resources? A Google Scholar search using the key words "pain management sedated patient safety" returns about 36,000 results. Reading some of the abstracts may be able to point you in a good direction for further specifics. Your school's library may have some staff who would be able to help you determine other relevant key words to search.

[melissa6b]

Thank you for the response. I have been searching the internet and the library, I understand that managing pain in one who is sedated is challenging and can be dangerous. However, I need to find 2 clear sides in order to create a thesis and organize my paper. I will continue to research, and have found information about ICU practices and also about sedation and pain scales.

[melissa6b]

I did more research and I think I'm going to change my topic to implementation of daily sedation vacation as it has 2 clear sides. I'm not sure which side I am on yet, won't be until I read some articles. Thank you again for your help :)