Assessment

Richmond Agitation-Sedation Score (RASS)

~4 Minutes to Administer
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Free / No Cost
External Assessment

Practice Settings

Hospitals/Acute Care

Focus Areas

ICU/Critical Care

Practice Populations

Adults

What It Measures

Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale is a medical scale used to measure the agitation or sedation level of a person. Obtaining a RASS score is the first step in administering the Confusion Assessment Method in the ICU (CAM-ICU),[4] a tool to detect delirium in intensive care unit patients.
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