Student nurses in critical care: benefits and challenges of critical care as a learning environment for student nurses.

abstract：:Identification and evaluation of pain in critical care patients may be difficult because of communication problems. Moreover, at present there are very few nursing studies that examine the attitudes of critical care nurses towards the assessment of patients' pain. This study was designed to determine the approach of c...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Aslan FE,Badir A,Selimen D

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients discharged from critical care to general hospital wards are vulnerable to clinical deterioration, critical care readmission, and death. In response, routine critical care stepdown programmes (CCSDPs) have been widely developed, which involve the review of all patients on general wards following disc...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Tanner J,Cornish J

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an increasing number of studies addressing nurses' perception of caring behaviours; however, on the issue of quality of care, it is important to understand why nurses focus more on certain elements of caring than others, and this needs to investigate influencing factors on, priorities, and predictor...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Salimi S,Tarbiat S

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Establishing and sustaining enteral feeding in critically ill children is challenging and has met with many problems. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate (a) how actual calorie intake compared with estimated caloric requirements and (b) whether feeding guideline adherence resulted i...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Tume L,Latten L,Darbyshire A

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent interest in continuity of care has meant that the illness trajectory experienced by intensive care unit (ICU) patients has received more attention. Using continuous quality improvement as a framework, this paper describes information obtained during a 3-year period relating to ICU patients' long-term experience...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Chaboyer W,Grace J

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brain death is the total loss of all brain and brain stem functions, and its diagnosis is often confirmed by an apnoea test, which relies on disconnecting the patient from the ventilator. Auto-triggering or auto-cycling is defined as a ventilator being triggered in the absence of patient effort, intrinsic re...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Noujeim C,Bouakl I,El-Khatib M,Bou-Khalil P

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the attitudes of Swedish intensive care nurses towards organ donor advocacy. BACKGROUND:The concept of organ donor advocacy is critical to nurses who care for potential donors in order to facilitate organ donation (OD). DESIGN:A retrospective cross-sectional study was employed. METHODS:Inclusio...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Forsberg A,Lennerling A,Fridh I,Rizell M,Lovén C,Flodén A

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study was carried out to determine the effects of open and closed suction systems on haemodynamic parameters of the patients who underwent open heart surgery. BACKGROUND:Nurses should work meticulously and carefully as many complications may develop if the method used to perform suctioning is not appropriate...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Özden D,Görgülü RS

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nature of the supervising relationship is explored in relation to an intensive care unit. The relationship between clinical supervision and individual performance review is discussed. Preparation and support for the supervisor's role is identified. Peer, group and external supervision arrangements are explored. ...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Pritchard T

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diaries in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) support patients and relatives during and after a stay on the ICU. Barriers to implementation of the ICU diary are workload, unwanted closeness to patients and lack of time. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The purpose of the study was to evaluate the time nurses consume writing ...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Nydahl P,Bäckman CG,Bereuther J,Thelen M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As many delirium manifestations (e.g., hallucinations or fears) are linked to patients' experiences and personality traits, it is suggested that interventions should be tailored to optimize its management. The inclusion of family members, as part of an intervention, has recently emerged as a solution to deve...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Mailhot T,Cossette S,Côté J,Bourbonnais A,Côté MC,Lamarche Y,Denault A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with increased mortality, longer hospital stays, and increased odds of institutionalization after discharge. Delirium is a significant complication that occurs frequently in ICU yet lacks a standardized treatment protocol. Because of the limited effec...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Sahawneh F,Boss L

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To avoid the possible complications of prolonged intubation, it is necessary and advisable to attempt weaning from the tracheostomy tube at the earliest opportunity. However, while weaning protocols have proven successful in reducing ventilation time of critical care patients, there is little evidence of the...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Spencer A,Clifford C

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The involvement of patients and the public in the development, implementation and evaluation of health care services and research is recognized to have tangible benefits in relation to effectiveness and credibility. However, despite >96% of children and young people surviving critical illness or injury, there is a pau...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Manning JC,Hemingway P,Redsell SA

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several risk factors, such as age, alcohol abuse, dementia, and severe illness, can contribute to the development of delirium. However, limited information is available in the literature regarding the risk of delirium among surgical, trauma, neurological, and medical intensive care patients. AIMS AND OBJECT...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Gravante F,Giannarelli D,Pucci A,Gagliardi AM,Mitello L,Montagna A,Latina R

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the introduction and subsequent evaluation of a 12-h shift system in a large ITU in the northeast of UK. To date, only a small number of studies has evaluated nurses working the 12-h shifts in critical care areas. To evaluate the level of staff satisfaction, data were collected by means of a quest...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Richardson A,Dabner N,Curtis S

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allowing children to visit adult intensive care units (ICUs) has been an area of controversy. There is a lack of recent research dealing with visits by children and physicians' views and whether differences exist between the views held by nurses and physicians regarding visits by children. The aim of this study was to...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Knutsson S,Bergbom I

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Critical care consensus groups recommend providing bereavement support; however, little is known about what cardiac intensive care patients' families would find useful and beneficial in their grieving process. AIM AND OBJECTIVES:To describe cardiac intensive care unit (ICU) patients' families' opinions on s...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Erikson A,Puntillo K,McAdam J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care systems worldwide are working under challenging conditions. Patients, who are seriously ill, require intensive care admission. In fighting COVID-19, nurses are frontline health care workers and, as such, have a great responsibility providing needed specialized pa...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Fernández-Castillo RJ,González-Caro MD,Fernández-García E,Porcel-Gálvez AM,Garnacho-Montero J

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The issue of the presence of patients' loved ones during their intensive care unit (ICU) stay is a frequently discussed topic among ICU staff. Today, ICU patients' loved ones are seen as important for the care of the patient. There is a gap in knowledge and research concerning the frequency and duration of visits by l...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Eriksson T,Bergbom I

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:International and national standards for ICUs have been developed to ensure patient safety and provide effective and efficient service in these units. However, global economic crises along with shortages in professional health care staff affect the ability of ICUs to meet and maintain these standards. AIMS ...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Türkmen E,Sevinç S,İlhan M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numbers of patients undergoing coronary angiography and angioplasty procedures have increased in England due to targets within the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease. Little evidence is available regarding optimal bed-rest duration for patients post-femoral arterial sheath removal following these pr...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Tagney J,Lackie D

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this small-scale study was to measure, analyse and compare levels of acoustic noise, in a nine-bedded general intensive care unit (ICU). Measurements were undertaken using the Norsonic 116 sound level meter recording noise levels in the internationally agreed 'A' weighted scale. Noise level data were obtain...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Christensen M

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Measuring gastric residual volume (GRV) to guide enteral feeding is a common nursing practice in intensive care units, yet little evidence supports this practice. In addition, this practice has been shown to potentially contribute to inadequate energy delivery in intensive care, which remains a problem in cr...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Tume LN,Latten L,Kenworthy L

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review examines, by means of a literature search, the needs of parents who have a critically ill child on adult intensive therapy units. These needs are compared with the needs of relatives of adult patients in ITUs. Whether nurses trained in adult nursing have the necessary skills, knowledge and attitudes to car...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Plowright C

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the needs of relatives of patients on a cardiothoracic ICU, as perceived by themselves. An exploratory research design was used--a modified replication of a study carried out by Molter (1979) in the USA. Data were collected from a sample of convenience consisting of 14 rela...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Blackmore E

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the most prevalent infection in Intensive Care Units, with the highest mortality rate; crude mortality rates may be as high as 20-75%. Many practices such as prevention measures (e.g. hand washing, wearing gloves, suctioning, elevated head of bed between 30° and 45°) have d...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Hassan ZM,Wahsheh MA

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was observed in practice that the withdrawal of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was the cause of much ethical and moral discussion amongst nurses within the ITU where the study took place. No previous literature was located addressing the withdrawal of ECMO, from either a medical or nursing perspective. ...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Harris S

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A brief summary of the reasons why a pregnant woman may require intensive care is outlined. The clinical relevance of the physiological changes occurring in pregnancy is discussed. The haemodynamic differences and their relevance to monitoring are highlighted. ...

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Edwards S

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to describe Danish parents' experiences when their newborn or small child was critically ill. Thirteen parents were interviewed. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. The child's transfer to the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) meant either help or death for the parents....

journal_title：Nursing in critical care

authors： Hall EO

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00