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For Sedation and Analgesia Management of Mechanically Ventilated Critical Care

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For sedation and analgesia management of mechanically ventilated critical care patients, put the following steps in the appropriate order in which the nurse should perform them.
1) Using an accepted pain scale, assess the patient's level of pain, and if the patient is hemodynamically stable, medicate appropriately with morphine sulfate.
2) Assess the degree of agitation and anxiety with an appropriate sedation scale and select an appropriate medication treatment.
3) Attempt nonpharmacologic treatments; optimize the environment.
4) Reassess the level of sedation, agitation and anxiety, and pain minimally every 2 hours or as indicated per facility standards.
5) Rule out and correct reversible causes.
6) Assess the patient's level of comfort.


A) 1, 2, 6, 5, 3, 4
B) 6, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4
C) 6, 5, 3, 1, 2, 4
D) 4, 1, 2, 6, 5, 3

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