Resolved: 2017 is a year for learning
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Source: Nursing Critical Care - December 22, 2016 Category: Nursing Tags: Department: Editorial Source Type: research
We welcome your Pearls of wisdom
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Source: Nursing Critical Care - October 26, 2016 Category: Nursing Tags: Department: Pearls Source Type: research
Sustained vigilance and errors in critical care
Abstract: In an effort to better understand the relationship between fatigue and error in the clinical practice environment, a sample of critical care RNs was surveyed to assess their scores on fatigue, sleep quality, stress, and errors. There were statistically significant correlations between a nurse's self-reported skill and errors, stress level and errors, and fatigue and errors. These findings point to the need for further quantitative research in the realm of nursing-care environments that may promote error. (Source: Nursing Critical Care)
Source: Nursing Critical Care - October 26, 2016 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research
A procalcitonin-guided algorithm to reduce antibiotic duration
Abstract: With the rise in antimicrobial resistance, it is imperative that healthcare providers monitor and regulate antibiotic therapy more closely. Antimicrobial resistance can lead to increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare expenditures. Current research suggests a procalcitonin-guided algorithm can assist healthcare providers in deciding the appropriate antibiotic therapy duration in critical care patients with sepsis. Utilizing this algorithm in practice can reduce unnecessarily lengthy antibiotic durations, improve patient outcomes, and decrease hospital length of stay and expenditures. (Source: Nursing Critical Care)
Source: Nursing Critical Care - October 26, 2016 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research
Recognition, management, and prevention of burn sepsis in pediatric patients
This article discusses the signs and symptoms of burn sepsis in pediatric patients, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, ongoing evaluations of therapy, and interventions to help prevent this potentially fatal infection. (Source: Nursing Critical Care)
Source: Nursing Critical Care - October 26, 2016 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research
Spotlight on the 2016 National Patient Safety Goals for hospitals
This article describes the new NPSG requirements for 2016 and provides an overview of the pre-existing goals. (Source: Nursing Critical Care)
Source: Nursing Critical Care - October 26, 2016 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research
Introducing the Massachusetts CSI Nursing Delirium Collaborative
Abstract: In the final installment of this three-part series, the authors reveal how the Boston cohort of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Clinical Scene Investigator Academy launched a collaborative to improve patient safety and quality outcomes related to delirium. (Source: Nursing Critical Care)
Source: Nursing Critical Care - October 26, 2016 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature: CLINICAL SCENE INVESTIGATOR PART 3 Source Type: research
Deciding if and when to retire
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Source: Nursing Critical Care - October 26, 2016 Category: Nursing Tags: Department: Professional Enrichment Source Type: research
Phoning it in: Mobile device policies in nursing
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Source: Nursing Critical Care - October 26, 2016 Category: Nursing Tags: Department: Tech Talk Source Type: research
Speak up for patient safety
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Source: Nursing Critical Care - October 26, 2016 Category: Nursing Tags: Department: Guest Editorial Source Type: research
Echoes of 3 West
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Source: Nursing Critical Care - September 1, 2016 Category: Nursing Tags: Department: Pearls Source Type: research
Time is brain: The role of the nurse in acute ischemic stroke
This article defines treatment options and stakeholder roles during acute stroke intervention, and reminds every nurse to remember the phrase “time is brain” when caring for a patient with this neurologic emergency. (Source: Nursing Critical Care)
Source: Nursing Critical Care - September 1, 2016 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
This article reviews the procedure, potential complications, and nursing care required for these patients. (Source: Nursing Critical Care)
Source: Nursing Critical Care - September 1, 2016 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research
An inverse relationship: Compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue, and critical care nurses
This article assesses the presence of compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue in critical care nurses to better understand the relationship between the two. (Source: Nursing Critical Care)
Source: Nursing Critical Care - September 1, 2016 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research
Acute kidney injury: Limiting the damage
This article discusses the nurse's role in assessing and treating this complex disorder in older adults. (Source: Nursing Critical Care)
Source: Nursing Critical Care - September 1, 2016 Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Source Type: research
