Critical care nurses’ practices in implementing the “ABCDE bundle” among mechanically ventilated patients: Review of Literature

ELkady, Eman Mahmoud; Khalil, NS; ELshfey, MM; Reshia, FA

doi:10.21608/mnj.2021.213084

Critical care nurses’ practices in implementing the “ABCDE bundle” among mechanically ventilated patients: Review of Literature

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Quality coordinator at Damietta Chest Hospital

² Department of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University, Egypt

³ Department of Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt

⁴ Departement of Nursing College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka, KSA, Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.

10.21608/mnj.2021.213084

Abstract

The current review of literature covered the following sections; Prevalence
ofdelirium, Nurses assessment of delirium, and management approaches to decrease
delirium among mechanically ventilated patients such as ABCDE bundle.
The American Psychiatric Association’s (APA)of Mental Disorders (DSM), defined
delirium asa sudden onset and fluctuating course of inattention, disturbed level of
consciousness and cognition, hallucination or delusion. Symptoms may accompany with
sleep, emotional disturbances, and abnormal psychomotor activity (American Psychiatric
Association, 2013).

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