Development of a Tele-ICU Postorientation Support Program for Bedside Nurses.

abstract：:The most common measurements of pulmonary hypertension include systolic and mean pulmonary artery pressures, PVR, and transpulmonary gradient. Pulmonary artery pressures greater than 50 mm Hg, PVR greater than 6 Woods units, and transpulmonary gradient greater than 15 mm Hg that are unresponsive to optimal vasodilator...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Coe PF

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To prepare a presentation, the critical care staff member must be willing to invest time and effort. Time and effort combined with an organized approach to the development process should result in a quality presentation. ...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Thomassy CS

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-2 is a biotherapeutic drug and a biological response modifier. This drug has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for general use but continues to undergo clinical trials. Candidates for this therapy are patients with advanced carcinoma that has not responded to standard modalities of treatment. Ad...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Raymond BA,Haney PE,Gimesky J

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients who have radiological imaging with contrast material are at risk for contrast medium-induced nephropathy, reduced renal function, longer hospitalizations, and renal failure requiring dialysis. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the Mehran risk scoring tool can be used to predict changes in hospitalized...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Raingruber B,Kirkland-Walsh H,Chahon N,Kellermann M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common cause of death due to the H1N1 subtype of influenza A virus (swine flu) in the 2009 to 2010 epidemic was severe acute respiratory failure that persisted despite advanced mechanical ventilation strategies. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was used as a salvage therapy for patients refractory t...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Bibro C,Lasich C,Rickman F Jr,Foley NE,Kunugiyama SK,Moore E,O'Brien A,Sherman N,Schulman CS

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immobility contributes to many adverse effects in critically ill patients. Early progressive mobility can mitigate these negative sequelae but is not widely implemented. Appreciative inquiry is a quality improvement method/change philosophy that builds on what works well in an organization. OBJECTIVES:To ex...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Fernald MM,Smyrnios NA,Vitello J

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure is a burdensome cardiovascular condition associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. The 3-month period after hospitalization is a vulnerable phase in which patients are at high risk for mortality and rehospitalization. To reduce risk during this period, patients with heart failure and reduced...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Albert NM,Kozinn MJ

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insertion of Silastic sheeting provides an opportunity for improved survival of patients with severe abdominal trauma. This new treatment modality represents a challenge to nurses to expand their knowledge base. ...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Bolton PJ,Von Rotz NP

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staff nurse preceptors are integral members of effective critical care orientation programs. Much of the success of the orientation experience and orientee satisfaction depends on them. A critical care preceptor workshop containing a review of the orientation program and the application of educational principles in cr...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Quinn JR,Tibi DA

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Music therapy is an effective intervention for critically ill patients for such purposes as anxiety reduction and stress management. The therapy is readily accepted by patients and is an intervention patients thoroughly enjoy. The MAIT is one resource that nurses caring for critically ill patients can use to implement...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Chlan L,Tracy MF

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Preparation of drug solutions used with electronic syringe infusion pumps plays a crucial role in the delivery of an accurate drug concentration. Is there a correlation between drug concentrations during syringe pump infusion and preparation protocols? METHOD:Norepinephrine, insulin, and sufentanil were prep...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Garrigue B,Dehu Y,Girault F,Figadère B,Leblanc K,Briole N,Capitani GA,Lagadec S,Laborne FX

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scientists are only beginning to fully understand the purpose of sleep and its underlying mechanisms. Lack of sleep is associated with many diseases, including infection, and with increased mortality. Lack of proper sleep is an important problem in the intensive care unit, and interventions have been designed to impro...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Ganz FD

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TEB is proving to be an exciting hemodynamic monitoring technique. It has been shown to accurately measure trends in the patient's volume and vasoactive state without the risks and discomfort of invasive monitoring. It can be applied easily and does not require specialized skill of nurses or physicians. A broad range ...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Smith MA

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Designed for independent study, this module explores some of the common, but often missed, pupillary abnormalities and eye movement irregularities. Part 3 concludes the module and provides the posttest and answer keys for the posttest and the three review exercises in Part 2. ...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Bishop BS

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IABP timing challenges the nurse not only with a waveform analysis but also an understanding of complex physiologic concepts crucial to patient management. Optimizing timing through assessment of the five points of the IABP waveform permits the critical care nurse to increase the hemodynamic benefits of IABP therapy, ...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Wojner AW

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leadless pacemakers will most likely be the future of cardiac pacing. Leadless pacing employs a single-chamber system to pace only the right ventricle and is fully self-contained, which eliminates the need for leads. These systems, implanted by using a transcatheter sheath, are indicated for patients who need right ve...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Leier M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospitals are increasingly turning to clinical decision support systems for sepsis, a life-threatening illness, to provide patient-specific assessments and recommendations to aid in evidence-based clinical decision-making. Lack of guidelines on how to present alerts has impeded optimization of alerts, specif...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Long D,Capan M,Mascioli S,Weldon D,Arnold R,Miller K

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CLINICAL RELEVANCE:Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile infection is among the most identified causes of health care-associated infections in US hospitals and remains a major public health problem. The incidence and severity of C difficile infection are high among critically ill patients. Treating critically...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Clarkin C,Quist S,Shamis R,King AE,Shah BM

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:If no complications arise, the near-drowning victim is usually discharged within 48 hours. However, some patients require complex care because of multisystem failure. These patients challenge the critical care nurse, who must understand the interrelationships of the problems to provide quality care. The major focus of...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Glankler DM

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of the physiologic changes, conditions, and therapies of pregnancy that increase the risk of pulmonary edema enables nurses to influence the outcome of their patients who develop medical complications while undergoing tocolytic therapy. Cooperation between perinatal and critical care nurses ensures optimal c...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Dabbs AD,Kraemer KL,Hoops S

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This 6-month retrospective study provided our medical center with a profile of the population of patients readmitted within 31 days of discharge. We found that chronic illness and age greater than 65 years were the high risk factors related to patient readmissions. These 2 attributes are common in critical care patien...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Olsen J,Coleman JR

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transplant cardiologists in our hospital have performed the percutaneously placed axillary-subclavian intra-aortic balloon pump procedure since 2007. This procedure allows patients to mobilize and walk while they wait for a heart transplant, rather than remaining on bed rest as they would with a traditional femoral in...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Macapagal FR,McClellan E,Macapagal RO,Green L,Bonuel N

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Status epilepticus is a medical emergency that requires rapid diagnosis and treatment. Nonconvulsive status epilepticus is frequently underdiagnosed and therefore undertreated, which can lead to permanent neuronal damage resulting in disability or death. Despite the frequent occurrence and morbidity associated with st...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Lawson T,Yeager S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Provision of nutritional support to critically ill patients can be challenging. Critical care nurses must be aware of which patients require specific nutritional support, when to initiate nutritional support, and by which route to provide nutritional support. Consultation with a dietitian or nutritional support servic...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Trujillo EB,Robinson MK,Jacobs DO

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Catheter-associated urinary tract infections are preventable adverse outcomes that increase hospital morbidity, mortality, and costs. These infections are particularly prevalent in intensive care units. OBJECTIVES:To describe the success of an 18-bed neurological intensive care unit in using several nurse-i...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Richards B,Sebastian B,Sullivan H,Reyes R,D'Agostino JF,Hagerty T

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is a rare, autosomal dominant genetic disease that causes abnormal growth of blood vessels and, subsequently, life-threatening arteriovenous malformations in vital organs. Epistaxis may be one of the initial clues that a patient has more serious, generalized arteriovenous malforma...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Sacco KM,Barkley TW Jr

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：TOPIC:Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a complex respiratory disease that can be induced by influenza virus infection. Critical care providers are uniquely positioned to manage this pathological progression in adult patients through evidence-based practice. CLINICAL RELEVANCE:Influenza and subsequent acute respi...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Smith RE,Shifrin MM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Vanderbilt University Hospital's original rapid response team included a critical care charge nurse and a respiratory therapist. A frequently identified barrier to care was the time delay between arrival of the rapid response team and arrival of the primary health care team. Objective To assess the impact o...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Kapu AN,Wheeler AP,Lee B

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The congenital heart defect of HLHS is nearly uniformly fatal without intervention. As surgeons gain experience with the techniques the success rates are improving; more infants with HLHS are being offered hope for survival and quality of life. The critical nature of this diagnosis, the relatively new treatment option...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Swanson LT

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The outcome focus for survivors of critical care has shifted from mortality to patient-centered outcomes. Multidimensional outcome assessments performed in critically ill patients typically exclude those with primary neurological injuries. OBJECTIVE:To determine the feasibility of measurements of physical f...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Schlichter E,Lopez O,Scott R,Ngwenya L,Kreitzer N,Dangayach NS,Ferioli S,Foreman B

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00