Approach of the Clinicians Practicing in Intensive Care Units to Brain Death Diagnosis and Training Expectations in Turkey: A Web-Based Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (10) ◽  
pp. 2916-2922
Author(s):  
Sibel Yilmaz Ferhatoglu ◽  
Murat Ferhat Ferhatoglu ◽  
Alp Gurkan
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Brain Death ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Brain Death Diagnosis ◽  
Training Expectations ◽  
And Training

The relevance of early TCD monitoring in the intensive care units for the confirming of brain death diagnosis

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marinella Marinoni ◽  
Fabiana Alari ◽  
Veronica Mastronardi ◽  
Adriano Peris ◽  
Paola Innocenti
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Brain Death ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Brain Death Diagnosis

Integrating Nurse Practitioners Into Intensive Care Units

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 59-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shari Simone ◽  
Carmel A. McComiskey ◽  
Brooke Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Novice Nurse ◽  
Depth Of Knowledge ◽  
Care Delivery Model ◽  
And Training ◽  
Successful Integration

As demand for nurse practitioners in all types of intensive care units continues to increase, ensuring successful integration of these nurses into adult and pediatric general and specialty intensive care units poses several challenges. Adding nurse practitioners requires strategic planning to define critical aspects of the care delivery model before the practitioners are hired, develop a comprehensive program for integrating and training these nurses, and create a plan for implementing the program. Key strategies to ensure successful integration include defining and implementing the role of nurse practitioners, providing options for orientation, and supporting and training novice nurse practitioners. Understanding the importance of appropriate role utilization, the depth of knowledge and skill expected of nurse practitioners working in intensive care units, the need for a comprehensive training program, and a commitment to continued professional development beyond orientation are necessary to fully realize the contributions of these nurses in critical care.

Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Organ Donation and Brain Death Among Medical Staff of Intensive Care Units

2017 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. S118
Author(s):  
Bilgehan Kahveci ◽  
Kenan Topal ◽  
Cigdem Gereklioglu ◽  
Avsar Zerman ◽  
Sibel Tetiker
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Brain Death ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes

scholarly journals Brain death: medical management in seven Brazilian pediatric intensive care units

2007 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrícia M. Lago ◽  
Jefferson Piva ◽  
Pedro Celiny Garcia ◽  
Eduardo Troster ◽  
Albert Bousso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Brain Death ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Medical Management ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Units

scholarly journals Lessons for intensive care units in COVID-19 pandemic-moving towards sustainability

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Prashant Nasa ◽  
Ruchi Nasa ◽  
Aanchal Singh
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
And Training

The Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has inundated critical care services globally. The intensive care units (ICUs) and critical care providers have been forefront of this pandemic, evolving continuously from experiences and emerging evidence. In this review, we discuss the key lessons from the ongoing wave of COVID-19 pandemic and preparations for a future surge or second wave. The model of sustainable critical care services should be based on 1) infrastructure development, 2) preparation and training of manpower, 3) implementing standard of care and infection control, 4) sustained supply-chain and finally, and 5) surge planning. 

Assessment of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: Nursing Practices And Perceptions

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 555-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W. Devlin ◽  
Jeffrey J. Fong ◽  
Elizabeth P. Howard ◽  
Yoanna Skrobik ◽  
Nina McCoy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Confusion Assessment Method ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Delirium Assessment ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Altered Level ◽  
Invasive Device ◽  
Few Data

Background Despite practice guidelines promoting delirium assessment in intensive care, few data exist regarding current delirium assessment practices among nurses and how these practices compare with those for sedation assessment. Objectives To identify current practices and perceptions of intensive care nurses regarding delirium assessment and to compare practices for assessing delirium with practices for assessing sedation. Methods A paper/Web-based survey was administered to 601 staff nurses working in 16 intensive care units at 5 acute care hospitals with sedation guidelines specifying delirium assessment in the Boston, Massachusetts area. Results Overall, 331 nurses (55%) responded. Only 3% ranked delirium as the most important condition to evaluate, compared with altered level of consciousness (44%), presence of pain (23%), or improper placement of an invasive device (21%). Delirium assessment was less common than sedation assessment (47% vs 98%, P < .001) and was more common among nurses who worked in medical intensive care units (55% vs 40%, P = .03) and at academic centers (53% vs 13%, P < .001). Preferred methods for assessing delirium included assessing ability to follow commands (78%), checking for agitation-related events (71%), the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (36%), the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (11%), and psychiatric consultation (9%). Barriers to assessment included intubation (38%), complexity of the tool for assessing delirium (34%), and sedation level (13%). Conclusions Practice and perceptions of delirium assessment vary widely among critical care nurses despite the presence of institutional sedation guidelines that promote delirium assessment.

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