This essay critically appraises a research article entitled “Sleep disturbance and sedation practices in the Intensive care unit - A postal survey in the Netherlands”. The proponents’ main interest is to gain insight on sleep deprivation and sedation practices and understand effective strategies to promote sleep in Intensive Care Units (ICU). Lack of sleep or frequent sleep disruption remains a significant concern among adult patients treated in Intensive Care Unit. According to Friese et al., (2009), this poses an increase in possible serious complications and even death.
This appraisal discusses how the aforementioned study followed the research process. This includes the research aims and methodology, sampling technique used, data collection method, interpretation of data, and the ethical issues. This will also discuss the limitations of the study and its implications to the current nursing practice. For the purposes of this essay, this will utilise the general guidelines for critiquing as proposed by Goodman (2014).
The title is concise and straightforward (Goodman, 2014). It clearly informs the readers about the content of the research. The important key words are clearly mentioned which allows the reader to know precisely what the study consists of.
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The questionnaires were formulated by ICU nurses themselves and comments and suggestions were solicited from other ICU nurses not involved to check the validity and accuracy of the questions. The questionnaire was categorized into 4 parts namely: characteristics of sleep, sleep and sedation practices, non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions to improve sleep, and the autonomy of nurses on sleeping practices. This was then sent to various hospitals for completion. Data was collated and analysed utilising the Statistical Package for Social Service (SPSS), an established statistical