Slide 30 Attention Screening Exam ASK: What is the patient’s ability to pay attention? SAY: In the ASE column, record the number of errors counted during the assessment. Mark if the ASE “X” was not completed as a standalone assessment. If your patient is considered to be highly sedated, defined as having a negative 5 or negative 4 RASS or a SAS of 1 or 2, you would use or Unable to Assess. If the ASE “UTA,” was not performed, you do now know whether it was performed at all, or if you do not know the number of errors, use the code for not known. Remember: “NK” only use the column for the ASE if the CAM-ICU was NOT performed. Slide 31 Data Collection: SAT and SBT SAY: This slide shows the DCP data collection tools used for SATs and SBTs. 32 Spontaneous Awaking Trial SAY: When performing an SAT, evaluate patients receiving mechanical ventilation every day. Have medications for sedation been held today? If so, enter to say that “Y” yes, medications for sedation have been held. If not, enter If the patient has not been sedated, enter “N.” If holding medications for sedation is either “NS.” contraindicated or not indicated on that day, enter “C/NI.”
Attention Screening Exam ASK: What is the patient’s ability to pay attention? SAY: In the ASE column, record the number of errors counted during the assessment. Mark “X” if the ASE was not completed as a standalone assessment. If your patient is considered to be highly sedated, defined as having a negative 5 or negative 4 RASS or a SAS of 1 or 2, you would use “UTA,” or Unable to Assess. If the ASE was not performed, you do now know whether it was performed at all, or if you do not know the number of errors, use the code “NK” for not known. Remember: only use the column for the ASE if the CAM-ICU was NOT performed. Slide 30 Data Collection: SAT and SBT SAY: This slide shows the DCP data collection tools used for SATs and SBTs. Slide 31 Spontaneous Awaking Trial SAY: When performing an SAT, evaluate patients receiving mechanical ventilation every day. Have medications for sedation been held today? If so, enter “Y” to say that yes, medications for sedation have been held. If not, enter “N.” If the patient has not been sedated, enter “NS.” If holding medications for sedation is either contraindicated or not indicated on that day, enter “C/NI.” 32
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