Episode 134: Are We Sedating Them to Death?

We know that deep sedation is an independent predictor of mortality. This guides most sedation orders to require a RASS of 0- (-2). Is that what is really happening at the bedside? What percentage of patients are actually lightly sedated to the RASS goal vs. deeply sedated? What is driving oversedation throughout the ICU community? What are the risks to patients and nurses when RASS orders are not followed? We dive deep into this with Alexis Nowling, MSN. www.daytonicuconsulting.com