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Optimising Sedation in Critical Care Patients

Dedation management for critical care nurses

The lecture duration is 46min.

1 CPD Point, 1 CEU, 1 CME credit approval pending.
Accredited by CPDUK, CBRN and Provider Pending.

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Leanne Aitken
Professor of Critical Care at City, University of London
Lecture Summary

In this talk, we will explore why sedation in ICU patients is important, what the links are to outcomes and the challenges of optimising sedation. We will then discuss the different strategies that have been used to optimise sedation practice and the evidence of the effectiveness of each of these strategies. This discussion will enable you to develop ideas of how you might lead change in sedation practice in your own ICU.

Target Audience

Critical Care Nurses
Trainee Critical Care Doctors

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Describe why the sedation of ICU patients is important
  • Discuss the challenges of optimising sedation practice in ICU
  • Discuss strategies to optimise sedation practice in ICU
  • Explore ways that you might lead to change in sedation practice in your ICU

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