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Factors influencing when intensive care unit nurses go to the bedside to investigate patient related alarms: A descriptive qualitative study
This study examines what prompts the intensive care unit (ICU) nurse to go to the patient ’s bedside to investigate an alarm and the influences on the nurse’s determination regarding how quickly this needs to occur. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - May 25, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Laurel A. Despins Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Investigating the clinical feasibility of an adapted early mobility readiness protocol for critical ill patients: A non-randomised experimental pilot trial
Uncertainty exists whether a therapeutic early mobility position will affect the outcome of a critically ill patient. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - May 25, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Elmarie Conradie, Catharina E. Fourie, Susan D. Hanekom Tags: Clinical research article Source Type: research

A qualitative, exploratory study of nurses ’ decision-making when interrupted during medication administration within the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
In the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU), medication administration is challenging. Empirical studies demonstrate that interruptions occur frequently and that nurses are fundamental in the delivery of medication. However, little is known about nurse ’s decision making when interrupted during medication administration. Therefore, the objective is to understand decision making when interrupted during medication administration within the PICU. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - May 23, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Rachel A. Bower, Jane E. Coad, Joseph C. Manning, Theresa A. Pengelly Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Intensive care nursing students ’ perceptions of simulation for learning confirming communication skills: A descriptive qualitative study
The aim of this study was to explore intensive care nursing students experiences with confirming communication skills training in a simulation-based environment. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - May 23, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Marte-Marie Wallander Karlsen, Anita Kristin Gabrielsen, Anne Lise Falch, Dag-Gunnar Stubberud Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Burnout and health among critical care professionals: The mediational role of resilience
To analyse the mediational role of resilience in relationships between burnout and health in critical care professionals; to determine relationships among resilience level, three burnout dimensions, and physical/mental health; and to establish demographic differences in psychological variables evaluated. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - May 22, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Oscar Arrogante, Eva Aparicio-Zaldivar Source Type: research

Relatives ’ satisfaction and sedation of patients in intensive care units: What are we really measuring?
We read with keen interest the paper written by Laerkner et al. (2017) titled “Sedation versus no sedation: Are there differences in relatives’ satisfaction with the Intensive Care Unit? A survey study based on data from a randomised controlled trial”. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - May 22, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Stefano Bambi, Alberto Lucchini, Gian Domenico Giusti, Christian Caruso, Christian De Felippis Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Nurses ’ perceptions of caring for parents of children with chronic medical complexity in the pediatric intensive care unit
Dramatic advances in neonatal and critical care have allowed medically fragile children to survive (Burns et al., 2010). Medical equipment and technological advances, such as ventilator support, feeding tubes, total parenteral nutrition and transplantation, have successfully prolonged the lives of children with life-threatening conditions, creating a new generation of long-term survivors of childhood-onset diseases (Cohen et al., 2011, Cohen and Patel, 2014). These children experience lifelong comorbidities that are associated with high mortality. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - May 20, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Gabrielle Denis-Larocque, Karl Williams, Isabelle St-Sauveur, Margaret Ruddy, Janet Rennick Source Type: research

Patient participation in the intensive care unit
Patient participation in healthcare is important for optimizing treatment outcomes and for ensuring satisfaction with care. The purpose of the study wasto explore critical care nurses ’ perceptions of patient participation for critically ill patients. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - May 20, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Anna Schandl, Ann-Charlotte Falk, Catharina Frank Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Authors ’ reply: Relatives’ satisfaction and sedation of patients in intensive care units. What are we really measuring?
Thank you for the positive interest in our paper and the relevant questions raised by Bambi et al. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - May 20, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Eva Laerkner, Thomas Stroem, Palle Toft Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

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Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - April 28, 2017 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Development of a neuro early mobilisation protocol for use in a neuroscience intensive care unit
Through evaluation of the literature and working with a team of multidisciplinary healthcare providers, our objective was to refine an interprofessional Neuro Early Mobilisation Protocol for complex patients in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - April 27, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan A. Brissie, Meg Zomorodi, Sharmila Soares-Sardinha, J. Dedrick Jordan Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Nurse and patient factors that influence nursing time in chest tube management early after open heart surgery: A descriptive, correlational study
Determine nurse characteristics and patient factors that affect nurses ’ time in managing chest tubes in the first 24-hours of critical-care stay. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - April 27, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Myra Cook, Laura Idzior, James F. Bena, Nancy M. Albert Source Type: research

Development of a neuro early mobilization protocol for use in a neuroscience intensive care unit
Through evaluation of the literature and working with a team of multidisciplinary healthcare providers, our objective was to refine an interprofessional Neuro Early Mobilization Protocol for complex patients in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - April 27, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan A. Brissie, Meg Zomorodi, Sharmila Soares-Sardinha, J. Dedrick Jordan Tags: Original article Source Type: research

The value of direct observation to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection
Urinary tract catheterization and monitoring of the urinary output is indispensable in critically ill patients as might indicate intravascular circulating volume, organ perfusion, and pending shock (Paratz et al., 2014; Eastwood et al., 2015). The presence of a urinary catheter however involves the risk of infection. We read with interest the article by Galiczewski and Shurpin (2017) about the efficiency of direct observation to reduce bladder catheter utilization and catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the ICU. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - April 26, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Elsa Afonso, Stijn Blot Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Fulfilling the psychological and information need of the family members of critically ill patients using interactive mobile technology: A randomised controlled trial
Intensive care nurses may have an important role in empowering families by providing psychological support and fulfilling the family's pivotal need for information. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - April 21, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Vico Chung Lim Chiang, Rainbow Lai Ping Lee, Fung Mei Ho, Chi Kwong Leung, Yi Pui Tang, Wing Sze Wong, Yee Sin Ho, Yan Wai Tung, Hang Louie Lai Source Type: research