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Reading between the lines, the key to successfully implementing early rehabilitation in critical care
The number of critically ill individuals, complexity of illness, and cost of critical care has continued to increase over time (Bauman and Hyzy, 2014). Although this represents an older critical care population than previously seen, presenting with a variety of pre-existing comorbidities, improvements in intensive care services and delivery have meant survival rates have improved in recent years (Esteban et al., 2013; Kaukonen et al., 2014). When considering successful outcomes from critical illness, it is now acknowledged that it is no longer sufficient or appropriate to consider survival alone (Desai et al., 2011). (Sour...
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - October 1, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: D.J. McWilliams Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

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Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - October 1, 2017 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Ensuring relational competency in critical care: Importance of nursing students ’ communication skills
The aim of this study was to analyse the communication skills of students in interactions with simulated critically-ill patients using a new assessment tool to study the relationships between communication skills, teamwork and clinical skills and to analyse the psychometric properties of the tool. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - September 29, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Judit S ánchez Expósito, César Leal Costa, José Luis Díaz Agea, María Dolores Carrillo Izquierdo, Diana Jiménez Rodríguez Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Role strain among male RNs in the critical care setting: Perceptions of an unfriendly workplace
Traditionally, nursing has been a female-dominated profession. Men employed as registered nurses have been in the minority and little is known about the experiences of this demographic. The purpose of this descriptive, quantitative study was to understand the relationship between the variables of demographics and causes of role strain among male nurses in critical care settings. The Sherrod Role Strain Scale assesses role strain within the context of role conflict, role overload, role ambiguity and role incongruity. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - September 29, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Nicholas S. Carte, Collette Williams Tags: Research article Source Type: research

A survey of next of kin needs of trauma patients admitted to Intensive Care Units in South Africa
: To conduct a cross-sectional survey of next of kin needs of critically injured trauma patients admitted to Intensive Care Units in South Africa. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - September 18, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Petra Brysiewicz, Jennifer Chipps Source Type: research

The Critical care Pain Observation Tool is reliable in non-agitated but not in agitated intubated patients
The Critical-Care Pain. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - September 16, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Hoda Chookalayia, Mehdi Heidarzadeh, Mohammad Hassanpour-Darghah, Masoomeh Aghamohammadi-Kalkhoran, Mansoreh Karimollahi Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Development of the Nurses ’ Care Coordination Competency Scale for mechanically ventilated patients in critical care settings in Japan: Part 1 Development of a measuring instrument
To develop a draft scale measuring nurses ’ care coordination competency for care of mechanically ventilated patients in critical care settings. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - September 13, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Chie Takiguchi, Yumiko Yatomi, Tomoko Inoue Tags: Original article Source Type: research

The needs of the relatives in the adult intensive care unit: Cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Chilean-Spanish version of the Critical Care Family Needs Inventory
The admission of a patient to an intensive care unit is an extraordinary event for their family. Although the Critical Care Family Needs Inventory is the most commonly used questionnaire for understanding the needs of relatives of critically ill patients, no Spanish-language version is available. The aim of this study was to culturally adapt and validate theCritical Care Family Needs Inventory in a sample of Chilean relatives of intensive care patients. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - September 13, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Noelia Rojas Silva, Cristobal Padilla Fortunatti, Yerko Molina Mu ñoz, Macarena Amthauer Rojas Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Home to die from the intensive care unit: A qualitative descriptive study of the family ’s experience
Many people would choose to die at home, and this can be an option for intensive care patients. However, there is limited exploration of the impact on the family. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - September 12, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Amy L. Hutchinson, Kim A. Van Wissen Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Nasal care in intensive care unit patients
The aim of this study was to investigate nasal hygiene in intensive care patients and improve patient care using isotonic saline nasal spray. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - September 12, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Orhan Ozturan, Erol Senturk, Meryem Iraz, Ayse Nur Ceylan, Kadir Idin, Remzi Do ğan, Yavuz Selim Yıldırım Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Development of the nurses ’ care coordination competency scale for mechanically ventilated patients in critical care settings in Japan: Part 2　Validation of the scale
To confirm the validity and reliability of the nurses' care coordination competency draft scale for mechanically ventilated patients in Japan. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - September 11, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Chie Takiguchi, Yumiko Yatomi, Tomoko Inoue Tags: Clinical research article Source Type: research

Evaluating the past to improve the future – A qualitative study of ICU patients’ experiences
The recovery period for patients who have been in an intensive care unitis often prolonged and suboptimal. Anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder are common psychological problems. Intensive care staff offer various types of intensive aftercare. Intensive care follow-up aftercare services are not standard clinical practice in Norway. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - September 9, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Kristin Dahle Olsen, Marit Nester, Britt S ætre Hansen Source Type: research

Relation between parental psychopathology and posttraumatic growth after a child's admission to intensive care: Two faces of the same coin?
Confronted with the potentially traumatic experience of a child ’s admission to a paediatric intensive care unit, parents may experience psychopathological post-trauma symptoms as well as posttraumatic growth. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore the relation between psychopathology symptoms, namely, posttraumatic stress disorder), anxiety and depression, as well as post traumatic growth in parents following their child's hospitalisation in a paediatric intensive care unit. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - September 4, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Roc ío Rodríguez-Rey, Jesús Alonso-Tapia Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Chest X-ray quiz
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Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - September 4, 2017 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Impact of surgical intensive care unit interdisciplinary rounds on interprofessional collaboration and quality of care: Mixed qualitative –quantitative study
Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is a cornerstone of effective health care delivery in today ’s dynamic environment of inpatient hospital care. It plays an even greater role in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) setting, where nurses, physicians and other health care professionals work more closely together than in other inpatient areas. Numerous reports in the medical literature suggest that collaborative practice in intensive care units is essential to reducing patient morbidity/mortality and improving patient outcomes (Baggs et al., 1999; Boyle and Kochinda, 2004; Costa et al., 2014). (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - August 30, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Tatiana Urisman, Alberto Garcia, Hobart W. Harris Tags: Clinical research article Source Type: research