title: Advancing sedation assessment to promote patient comfort.
abstract: As sedation assessment continues to evolve towards a more disciplined and standard part of clinical practice, the use of subjective sedation scales and objective sedation tools such as the BIS monitor continues to grow and show promise. The efforts of critical care nurses and their colleagues to better understand the value of these tools is integral to guiding their use and optimizing patient comfort.
authors.affiliation: Critical Care Aspect Medical Systems in Newton, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: McGaffigan
mesh_terms: D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection