Assessment scales
RASS
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale
A scale from +4 (combative) through 0 (alert and calm) to −5 (unarousable), used to describe sedation level in intensive care.
How it gets tested
Appears in ICU and sedation items as the tool that documents where a patient sits between agitation and deep sedation.
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