Intensive and Critical Care Nursing This is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader or to display this data on your own website or blog.

Sustainability of a nurse-driven early progressive mobility protocol and patient clinical and psychological health outcomes and in a neurological intensive care unit
To determine sustainable impact of an early progressive mobility protocol on mobility level and clinical outcomes. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - February 3, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Kate E. Klein, James F. Bena, Malissa Mulkey, Nancy M. Albert Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Dilemmas in infection control in the intensive care unit
Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are at a particular risk for infection with multidrug resistant micro-organisms because they experience high severity of acute illness, present with predisposing underlying conditions, are exposed to a plethora of invasive procedures and are at the extremes of age, either neonatal or very old (Depuydt et al., 2006; Blot, 2008; Blot et al., 2014b; Verstraete et al., 2015; Afonso and Blot, 2017). Healthcare-associated infection and multidrug resistance are a major concern in ICUs as it is associated with considerable morbidity and possibly mortality (Blot et al., 2002, 2003; Verstraete et a...
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - February 3, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Jean-Ralph Zahar, Stijn Blot Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Association between patient classification systems and nurse staffing costs in intensive care units: An exploratory study
Nurse staffing costs represent approximately 60% of total intensive care unit costs. In order to analyse resource allocation in intensive care, we examined the association between nurse staffing costs and two patient classification systems: the nursing activities score (NAS) and nine equivalents of nursing manpower use score (NEMS). (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - February 2, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Siv K. Stafseth, Tor Inge T ønnessen, Lisbeth Fagerström Source Type: research

Design and validation of a tool for the evaluation of the quality of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: SIEVCA-CPR 2.0 ®
Currently, no system completely evaluates the quality of cardio pulmonary resusciation. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - January 22, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Segura Melgarejo Francisca, Pardo R íos Manuel, Vera Catalán Tomás, Juguera Rodríguez Laura, Pérez Alonso Nuria, Leal Costa César, Martínez Riquelme Carolina, López Ayuso Belén Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Chest X-ray quiz
(Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - January 18, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Organ donation in the ICU: A document analysis of institutional policies, protocols, and order sets
To better understand how local policies influence organ donation rates. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - January 10, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Simon J.W. Oczkowski, John E. Centofanti, Pamela Durepos, Erika Arseneau, Julija Kelecevic, Deborah J. Cook, Maureen O. Meade Source Type: research

Pressure injuries in intensive care: What is new?
The European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel defines a pressure injury (PI) as a “localised injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure or pressure in combination with shear” (European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, 2014). Occasionally, injury ulcers can also appear on soft tis sues subjected to external pressure by different materials or clinical devices (García-Fernández et al., 2016). PI has been demonstrated to increase mortality, morbidity and associated costs (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2014) and In...
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - January 3, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: M. Llaurado-Serra, E. Afonso Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

The contents of a patient diary and its significance for persons cared for in an ICU: A qualitative study
The aim of this study was to describe the contents of a patient diary and its significance for persons cared for in an ICU. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - December 30, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Sandra Strandberg, Lisa Vesterlund, Åsa Engström Source Type: research

The impact of the social and physical environments on parent –healthcare provider relationships when a child dies in PICU: Findings from a grounded theory study
This study explores the influences of the paediatric intensive care environment on relationships between parents and healthcare providers when children are dying. It forms part of a larger study, investigating parental experiences of the death of their child in intensive care. (Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing)
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - December 30, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Ashleigh E. Butler, Beverley Copnell, Helen Hall Source Type: research