abstract：:Continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) offer a recent technological solution to fear of hypoglycemia and reduction in hyperglycemia. With glucose readings every 5 minutes, and the alarm capabilities to signal rapid increases or decreases in blood glucose, they afford a sense of security for both children and par...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Minnock PP,Howe CJ

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This brief overview of the role of source control in sepsis emphasizes the underlying principles rather than the empiric evidence from well-performed clinical studies. The reasons for this are several. First there is a paucity of high-level published evidence, with few rigorous large clinical series, and even fewer cl...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Marshall JC,Al Naqbi A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient reception team remains in existence, although its services have not been called upon since Hurricane Katrina. Drills are held, largely for ancillary personnel, with providers brought in on an as-needed basis. The team stands ready for the next challenge, knowing that the most important lesson is to expect ...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Mistric ML,Sparling TA

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with chronic liver diseases sustain impairment to immune systems, which worsens over time. These defects in their host defense lead to risks of bacterial infections and increased morbidity. Providers should have heightened surveillance for infectious diseases and suspect one with any acute change in status. P...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Mehta AK,Lyon GM 3rd

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detailed evaluation of a patient for liver transplant candidacy involves health care professionals from various disciplines to ensure that liver transplantation is optimal for patient morbidity and mortality from the medical and psychosocial perspective. The national liver allocation policy is complex and should b...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Mathews SB,Allison W,Lin S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In most inpatient settings, the complexity of care required by individual patients coupled with the wide range of services provided within a single institution mean patients are routinely cared for in highly specialized units. Service lines, such as surgical services; intensive care; emergency services; and maternity,...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Olson BL

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In critical care, nurses are expected to react quickly to urgent and emergent situations. It is imperative that nurses have the ability to recognize signs and symptoms in patients that require diagnostic intervention. This article begins with a brief description of angiography and its role in the critical care environ...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： McInnis LA,Parsons L,Krau SD

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discuss the pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury and increased intracranial pressure, the consequences and treatment of secondary insults, and strategies for the medical and nursing management of the patient who has traumatic brain injury. ...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Saiki RL

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critically ill obese patients have many challenging pulmonary problems. The first key is to understand pathophysiology in the pulmonary system related to obesity. Second, it is important to identify the altered physical assessments and diagnostics that occur because of the pulmonary pathophysiology of obesity. Lastly,...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Siela D

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Often used interchangeably, chronic lung disease (CLD) or bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) develops primarily in extremely low birth weight infants weighing <1000 g who receive prolonged oxygen therapy and or positive pressure ventilation. CLD, which occurs in as many as 30 percent of infants born weighing <1000 g, co...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Askin DF,Diehl-Jones W

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This ethnographic study of the VISICU eICU (VSISCU, Inc., Baltimore, MD) work environment in a large midwestern health care system describes everyday life working in a telemedicine intensive care. Data were gathered through 60 hours of observation and formal interviews of eICU clinician team members. Working in the re...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Stafford TB,Myers MA,Young A,Foster JG,Huber JT

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews how to identify and risk-stratify patients at risk for developing coronary artery disease (CAD) or who already have CAD (or coronary risk equivalents), and how to manage their lipids. This discussion is directed toward nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, who can and should play ...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Becker J

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is a physiologic response to irritants, injury, and infection. Inflammatory dysregulation is believed to contribute to mortality and morbidity in illnesses common to critical care units, such as burns, trauma, sepsis, and cardiovascular disease. This article reviews the approaches used to investigate the ...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Winkelman C

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based in Kuwait 3 years apart, the authors recount how nurses and corps staff, along with their physician counterparts, came together to form well-run medical facilities under adverse circumstances. Their respective hospitals became competent organizations because of specific formulas for success, along with preparati...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Whitcomb JJ,Newell KJ

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of their diverse education, experience, and practice settings, nurses are uniquely qualified to be first receivers, care givers, and leaders in any large-scale public health emergency. Many nurses, however, continue to feel inadequately prepared to function effectively in these types of situations. Great strid...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Littleton-Kearney MT,Slepski LA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Today's successes would not be possible without the foundation of yesterday's practitioners and patients. This article assists in the exploration of cardiac surgery procedures, provides a brief historical review of the significant changes in cardiothoracic surgery, and provides an overview of current and future method...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Miga KC

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) reoperation carries an increased risk for mortality and other complications when compared with the risks and complications associated with the initial operative procedure. The purpose of this article is to describe the incidence of repeat CABG surgical procedures, risk factors, asso...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Leeper B

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging is a multidimensional process that involves the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual domains. The reserves in each of these areas are challenged during the stressful experience of acute and critical care illness and hospitalization. It is imperative that hospital nursing staff recognize the vulnerability of the...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Fletcher K

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) have a multifactorial etiology that includes not only physical stressors but also psychosocial risk factors, such as job strain, social support at work, and job dissatisfaction. Once an injury has occurred, psychosocial factors, such as depression and maladaptive pain respo...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Menzel NN

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients presenting with active infections or at increased risk for infections pose a significant challenge in critical care nursing. It is important for critical care nurses to use effective antimicrobial strategies in patient management to reduce the potential development of antimicrobial resistance. They should be ...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Smith MA,McInnis LA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The health care culture must change. Florence Nightingale wrote [8] "deep-rooted and universal is the conviction that to give a medicine is to be doing something, or rather everything and to give air, warmth, cleanliness etc. is to do nothing." Hygiene care practices and mobility activities are fundamental and indepen...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Vollman KM

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IPV presents a serious health risk to many women. Emergency and critical care nurses are in a prime position for identification of and intervention with these women. Careful assessment and recognition of symptoms and conditions associated with IPV helps nurses to identify victims and potential victims. Building a trus...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Amar AF,Cox CW

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The successful management of burns and related injuries requires a comprehensive team approach at a designated burn center. This team should consist of burn surgeons, burn nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, clinical nutritionists, social workers, chaplains, and other clinical...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Sicoutris CP,Holmes JH 4th

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2002, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) reviewed 23 reports of death or injury that were related to mechanical ventilation. Nineteen of those events resulted in death, and 4 resulted in coma; 65% were related to alarms. The issues included delayed or no response to the alarm...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Phillips J

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the potential application of brain tissue oxygen monitoring technology in the care of patients who have sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI) or subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). To accomplish this objective, a review of the intracranial dynamics that are created by primary and secondary brain inj...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Bader MK

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most women who quit smoking during pregnancy return to tobacco use within 6 months after delivery. Findings demonstrate that minimal intervention effectiveness exists with strategies to prevent postpartum smoking relapse. This article provides a synthesis of current research on postpartum tobacco use. Whether in the l...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Gaffney KF,Baghi H,Zakari NM,Sheehan SE

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimal management of the postoperative pediatric cardiac surgical patient requires a thorough understanding of patient anatomy, physiology, surgical repair or palliation, and clinical condition. This necessitates a dedicated team of clinicians including skilled nurses, physicians, and respiratory therapists specializ...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Beke DM,Braudis NJ,Lincoln P

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep is an important factor related to health and quality of life for all individuals. For people with cancer, sleep disturbances are common and are a source of distress. This article summarizes the problems and reviews the types, prevalence, etiology, risk factors, clinical sequelae, and management of sleep disturba...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Kaplow R

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adult intensive care unit (ICU) at Baystate Medical Center is a 24-bed medical-surgical-trauma ICU that provides high-quality care to critically ill patients. Collaboration and expertise among the nursing staff, intensivists, and interdisciplinary colleagues have contributed to its development into a Beacon Award-...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Albano A,Elliott S,Lusardi P,Scott S,Thomas D

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resuscitation documentation assists health care professionals in trending patient status, determining what treatments may be most effective, and determining where opportunities for improvement may exist. An overview of what is known about resuscitation documentation is provided in this article, as are implications for...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Howard PK

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eating disorders are maladaptive eating behaviors that typically develop in adolescence and early adulthood. Psychiatric maladies and comorbid conditions, especially insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, frequently co-exist with eating disorders. Serious medical complications affecting all organs and tissues can develo...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Cartwright MM

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caring for the bariatric patient in the acute care environment poses many challenges to the team delivering care. The management of obstructive sleep apnea with noninvasive ventilation is one priority. Treatment options, including bi-level ventilation and continuous positive airway pressure, and delivery strategies ar...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Ecklund MM,Kurlak SA

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) represents the ultimate pulmonary response to a wide range of injuries, from septicemia to trauma. Optimal nutrition is vital to enhancing oxygen delivery, supporting adequate cardiac contractility and respiratory musculature, eliminating fluid and electrolyte imbalances, and...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Verger JT,Bradshaw DJ,Henry E,Roberts KE

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of NO and its role in the human body currently is limited. Further scientific research involving this unique molecule will expand its clinical usefulness. It is an exciting era in research,involving numerous body processes and systems. The initial work on pulmonary vascular response in newborns who have PPHN...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Bradshaw WT

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Throughout the years, bum care treatment in the United States has made major strides in the ability to save the lives of those once rendered helpless as a result of an extensive bum injury. Bum care professionals are able to assist these individuals to live as normal a life as possible as they heal from one of the mos...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： LaBorde P

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nutritional needs of the bum-injured patient are exaggerated and change constantly with the patient's stage of convalescence. Nurses working closely with other members of the health care team, specifically the nutritional specialist, can positively affect the patient's survival by optimizing the nutritional assess...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Flynn MB

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of diuretics are unique among therapeutic drugs. Knowledge of these principles can be used to great advantage in the management of heart failure, whereas ignoring them can lead to either minor or life-threatening adverse consequences. Two major categories of potential therapeutic ...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Paul RV

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complementary therapies are becoming widely used in health care in the United States. Most nurses, as are many Americans, are familiar with complementary therapies such as imagery, aromatherapy, massage, and healing touch. Many nurses, however, are not familiar with complementary therapies that are widely used in othe...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Snyder M,Niska K

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:September 11, 2001 is a date we will all remember. For the nurses at the Virginia Hospital Center-Arlington, however, the day is particularly important, as these nurses work at the official hospital for the Pentagon. This article provides an insider's view of the events of the day and the lessons learned. ...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Jurkovich T

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The greatest threats to America's public health include accidental importation of deadly diseases by international travelers and the release of biologic weapons by our adversaries. The greatest failure is unpreparedness because international travel and dispersion of biologic agents by our enemies are inevitable. An ef...

journal_title：Critical care nursing clinics of North America

authors： Marklund LA

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00