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Clinical Activity Monitoring System (CATS): An automatic system to quantify bedside clinical activities in the intensive care unit
Monitoring clinical activity at the bedside in the intensive care unit (ICU) can provide useful information to evaluate nursing care and patient recovery. However, it is labour intensive to quantify these activities and there is a need for an automated method to record and quantify these activities. This paper presents an automated system, Clinical Activity Tracking System (CATS), to monitor and evaluate clinical activity at the patient's bedside. The CATS uses four Microsoft Kinect infrared sensors to track bedside nursing interventions. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - July 7, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Peng Guo, Yeong Shiong Chiew, Geoffrey M. Shaw, Lei Shao, Richard Green, Adrian Clark, J. Geoffrey Chase Tags: Review Source Type: research

A study on reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Face Anxiety Scale on mechanically-ventilated patients
Mechanical ventilation treatment causes patient anxiety, such that for those people dependent on mechanical ventilation, it was suggested to self-evaluate anxiety levels using a scale. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Face Anxiety Scale in order to evaluate general patient anxiety levels for those receiving mechanical ventilation in a cardiovascular surgery (CVS) intensive care unit (ICU). A survey was conducted between April and December 2015 with 99 patients in receipt of mechanical ventilation at the CVS-ICU of a military training hospital in Turkey. (Source:...
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - July 7, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Emine Iyigun, Berrin Pazar, Sevinc Tastan Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Evaluation of current feeding practices in the critically ill: A retrospective chart review
Worldwide, malnutrition is an important issue in the care of the critically ill which is associated with increased costs of care and poor patient outcomes. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - July 5, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Melissa Lottes Stewart, Martha Biddle, Travis Thomas Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Chest X-ray quiz
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Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - July 4, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

The National Early Warning Score: Translation, testing and prediction in a Swedish setting
In this study the NEWS was translated into Swedish and its association with the need of intensive care was investigated. A total of 868 patient charts, recorded by th e medical emergency team at a university hospital, containing the parameters needed to calculate the NEWS were audited. The NEWS was translated into Swedish and tested for inter-rater reliability with a perfect agreement (weighted κ=1.0) among the raters. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - July 3, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Martin Sp ångfors, Lisa Arvidsson, Victoria Karlsson, Karin Samuelson Tags: Original article Source Type: research

The National Early Warning Score: Translation, testing and prediction in a Swedish setting
In this study the NEWS was translated into Swedish and its association with the need of intensive care was investigated. A total of 868 patient charts, recorded by the medical emergency team at a university hospital, containing the parameters needed to calculate the NEWS were audited. The NEWS was translated into Swedish and tested for inter-rater reliability with a perfect agreement (weighted κ=1.0) among the raters. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - July 3, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Martin Spångfors, Lisa Arvidsson, Victoria Karlsson, Karin Samuelson Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Editorial board
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Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - June 9, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Perceptions of a good death: A qualitative study in intensive care units in England and Israel
To explore factors perceived to contribute to ‘a good death’ and the quality of end of life care in two countries with differing legal and cultural contexts. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - June 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: R. Endacott, C. Boyer, J. Benbenishty, M. Ben Nunn, H. Ryan, W. Chamberlain, C. Boulanger, F.D. Ganz Tags: Original article Source Type: research

A qualitative exploration into the long-term perspectives of patients receiving critical care diaries across the United Kingdom
Increasing evidence suggests the use of a diary with entries by nurses, doctors, AHPs and the patient's family can potentially help by “filling in the gaps” and help the patient make sense of a time that they have forgotten or feel confused and have fears about. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - June 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Geraldine O ’Gara, Natalie Pattison Tags: Original article Source Type: research

A qualitative exploration into the long-term perspectives of patients receiving critical care diaries across the United Kingdom
Increasing evidence suggests the use of a diary with entries by nurses, doctors, AHPs and the patient's family can potentially help by “filling in the gaps” and help the patient make sense of a time that they have forgotten or feel confused and have fears about. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - June 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Geraldine O’Gara, Natalie Pattison Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Continuous venovenous renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients: A work load analysis
To evaluate the nursing workload related to two techniques of continuous renal replacement therapy. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - June 5, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Marjorie Houll é-Veyssière, Audrey Courtin, Norddine Zeroual, Philippe Gaudard, Pascal H. Colson Tags: Original article Source Type: research