title: Impact of nursing education by a pharmacist on sedation practice in a trauma surgical intensive care unit.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Benefits of pharmacist-provided education on nurse-driven sedation protocols have not been assessed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Trauma intensive care unit nurses received pharmacist-provided education on the hospital's sedation protocol. Sedation outcomes were assessed for patients in the preeducation (n = 29) and posteducation (n = 33) groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The primary outcome of sedation scores at goal was not significantly different (41% vs 60%; P = .169), while more patients experienced oversedation (50% vs 32%; P = .013) in the pre- vs posteducation groups, respectively. No patient experienced self-extubation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite similar achievement of goal sedation scores before and after pharmacist-provided education, the posteducation group experienced fewer incidences of oversedation with no difference in self-extubation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, WellSpan York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Travis Scott
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Reinaker
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Frock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D064648:Critical Care Nursing / Q000193:education*; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010595:Pharmacists; D015397:Program Evaluation; D058996:Quality Improvement; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000458:organization & administration; D016896:Treatment Outcome