Preoperative Stabilization of Infants With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Before Stage I Palliation.

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

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：: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：: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：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：BACKGROUND:The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rippled across the world from Wuhan, China, to the shores of the United States within a few months. Hospitals and intensive care units were suddenly faced with a "tsunami" warning requiring instantaneous implementation and escalation of disaster plans. EVI...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Bader MK,Braun A,Fox C,Dwinell L,Cord J,Andersen M,Noakes B,Ponticiello D

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses congenital heart defects that are marginal candidates for biventricular repair and highlights the anatomic considerations upon which the surgical decision is based. Specifically, the article reviews the importance of capacitance and compliance of the ventricles and their associated atrioventricu...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Tracey M

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：: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：:A 9-member educational task force and a 4-member panel of experts was used to establish the validity of the PEDS-BKAT, which was modified from version 4 of the adult BKAT for critical care nursing. A sample of 105 pediatric ICU nurses from 6 settings took the PEDS-BKAT. Test results include a mean score of 78.9 points...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Runton NG,Toth JC

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical practice varies regarding the choice of agent to treat hypertensive emergencies. With the development of national guidelines, a standardized pharmacotherapeutic approach would be recommended on the basis of evidence in the published literature. Such an approach might decrease the variability among practitione...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Smithburger PL,Kane-Gill SL,Nestor BL,Seybert AL

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Everyone experiences stress. That stress may be related to work (internal), community (external), or family; it may be cumulative or related to a particular critical incident. The cost related to treating acute stress is staggering, both to individuals and to organizations. Critical care nurses are well educated in th...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Caine RM,Ter-Bagdasarian L

更新日期：2003-02-01 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：: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：: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：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：:Clostridia are organisms which, in the right environment, can cause a rapidly spreading, fulminant myonecrosis. Early diagnosis and a combined management program are clearly paramount to a successful outcome. Knowledge of this disease and ongoing meticulous assessment are the tools that a nurse must use when dealing w...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Corry M,Montoya L

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac output and cardiac index values are traditionally used by critical care nurses as indicators of myocardial contractility. Due to the incidence of compensatory tachycardia in many critically ill patients, however, the value of LVSWI as an indicator of myocardial contractility is enhanced, because the formula fo...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Ramsey JD,Tisdale LA

更新日期：1995-02-01 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：: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：: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：:As surgery for complex congenital heart disease is becoming more advanced, an increasing number of patients are surviving into adulthood, yet many of these adult patients remain in the pediatric hospital system. Caring for adult patients is often a challenge for pediatric nurses, because the nurses have less experienc...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Anton K

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with chronic heart failure, fluid retention (or hypervolemia) is often the stimulus for acute decompensated heart failure that requires hospitalization. The pathophysiology of fluid retention is complex and involves both hemodynamic and clinical congestion. Signs and symptoms of both hemodynamic and clinic...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Albert NM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malnutrition is common in critically ill patients and is associated with poor outcomes for patients and increased health care spending. Enteral nutrition is the method of choice for nutrition delivery. Enteral nutrition delivery practices vary widely, and underfeeding is widespread in critical care. Interruptions in e...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Stewart ML

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：:Errors related to health care devices are not well understood. Nurses in intensive care and progressive care environments can benefit from understanding manufacturer-related error and device-use error, the principles of human factors engineering, and the steps that can be taken to reduce risk of errors related to heal...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Mattox E

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of this evaluation indicate that specially trained critical care nurses can remove femoral sheaths with an acceptable margin of safety. As a result, these nurses can provide quality, cost-effective care to angioplasty patients. However, before this procedure is included as part of the RN's responsibility, ...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Schickel S,Cronin SN,Mize A,Voelker C

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：TOPIC:The growing use of acute mechanical circulatory support devices to provide hemodynamic support that has accompanied the increasing prevalence of heart failure and cardiogenic shock, despite significant improvement in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. CLINICAL RELEVANCE:The critical care nurse plays a...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Asber SR,Shanahan KP,Lussier L,Didomenico D,Davis M,Eaton J,Esposito M,Kapur NK

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Many hospitals have well-planned nursing competency assessment programs, but these are meant to measure competency in traditional bedside roles, not in tele-intensive care unit (tele-ICU) nurses practicing remotely. OBJECTIVE To determine whether current tele-ICU programs have a formal competency assessment...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Goran SF

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although critical care nurses gain satisfaction from providing compassionate care to patients and patients' families, the nurses are also at risk for fatigue. The balance between satisfaction and fatigue is considered professional quality of life. OBJECTIVES:To establish the prevalence of compassion satisfa...

journal_title：Critical care nurse

authors： Sacco TL,Ciurzynski SM,Harvey ME,Ingersoll GL

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00