Qualitative Research Publication Critique
Time spent as a patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) can be scary for both patients and their families (Johansson, Bergbom, & Lindahl, 2012). Clukey, Weyant, Roberts, and Henderson (2014) conducted a qualitative study focused on the experiences of patients and their families, specifically related to the time the patient was intubated and sedated. The authors separated the research findings into two different articles, one presenting the families perspective, and the article used in this critique, entitled, Discovery of Unexpected Pain in Intubated and Sedated Patients in which the authors presented the patient's perspective to the ICU experience (Clukey et al., 2014).
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