Agitation.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: First intervention: With standing beside the patient and use of touch in form of therapist's palm hand contact to behind the patient's wrist (So that therapist's fingers become close i
First intervention: With standing beside the patient and use of touch in form of therapist's palm hand contact to behind the patient's wrist (So that therapist's fingers become close in the internal p
Other intervention: Nurse only stands beside the patient for five minutes, without touching him. Patient's agitation scores evaluate and record before and after each intervention.
Sponsors
Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
30 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria : Alert patient between 30- 60 years old with acute respiratory problems and under mechanical ventilation with agitation, which assessed with Richmond criteria. If the level of agitation was, +2 - +4 this case inter to study. Exclusion criteria of study: If a patient feels comfortable after primary nursing care, and agitation behavior is controlled, or by any reason the patient is separated from mechanical ventilation the patient is excluded from study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Agitation. Timepoint: 5 min. Method of measurement: The tool of agitation assessment is Richmond, which according to the mood and amount of violence, type of limbs purposeful movements and the dangerous actions existence evaluate the patient alertness and response to commands and determine the level of patient agitation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Agitation. Timepoint: 5 min. Method of measurement: The tool of agitation assessment is Richmond, which according to the mood and amount of violence, type of limbs purposeful movements and the dangerous actions existence evaluate the patient alertness and response to commands and determine the level of patient agitation. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactNobahar Monir
Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed