Potential role of nurses in assessing house officer performance in the critical care environment

1984 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
CLAYTON H. SHATNEY ◽  
BARBARA E. FRIEND
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
House Officer ◽  
Care Environment ◽  
Officer Performance

scholarly journals Ultrasound in critical care

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saima Rashid ◽  
Muhammad Faisal Khan ◽  
Rajkumar Rajendram
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Point Of Care Ultrasound ◽  
The 1950S

Ultrasound (US) was introduced in the 1950s and since then its use has increased exponentially. This has been facilitated by significant improvement in the probe technology, increasing access to portable machines and better understanding of lung, heart, abdominal and vascular US. Use of critical care US (CCUS) is now extremely common. It is important for frontline physicians who must make appropriate and timely decisions within seconds. It is safe, convenient and readily available in many centers. The concept of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) differs from US screening by a radiologist or sonographer. It is, rapid focused and goal-orientated. Despite its major limitation, e.g. operator dependence, bedside CCUS can be used for an ever-increasing range of indications. This narrative review will describe the potential role of CCUS as the replacement for the stethoscope in the 21st century and the limitations which must be overcome to achieve this. Received: 3 Nov 2018Reviewed & Accepted: 10 Nov 2018 Citation: Rashid S, Khan MF, Rajendram R. Ultrasound in critical care. Anaesth Pain & Intensive Care 2018;22 Suppl 1:S160-S163

scholarly journals A creative analysis of the role of practice development facilitators in a critical care environment

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya Heyns ◽  
Yvonne Botma ◽  
Gisela Van Rensburg
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Nominal Group Technique ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Nominal Group ◽  
Care Environment ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Role Modelling ◽  
Practice Development

Practice development focuses on methods to address the quality of care and advance healthcare practices. The role of practice development facilitators to address challenges of delivering evidence-based person-centred care in the critical care environment was determined by using a nominal group technique. Eleven participants from public and private healthcare services reached consensus on seven clusters: theory-practice application, facilitation of learning, increasing collaboration, effective communication, facilitation of change, time management and role modelling. The clusters were visually represented as a hot air balloon. Competence as facilitators is of vital importance to ensure knowledge translation with the aim to improve quality.

scholarly journals A creative analysis of the role of practice development facilitators in a critical care environment

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 105-111
Author(s):  
Tanya Heyns ◽  
Yvonne Botma ◽  
Gisela Van Rensburg
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Care Environment ◽  
Practice Development

POPDC proteins and cardiac function

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 1393-1404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Brand
Keyword(s):  
Potential Role ◽  
Striated Muscle ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Effector Proteins ◽  
Muscle Disease ◽  
Disease Genes ◽  
Protein Protein Interaction ◽  
Interaction Partners ◽  
And Function

Abstract The Popeye domain-containing gene family encodes a novel class of cAMP effector proteins in striated muscle tissue. In this short review, we first introduce the protein family and discuss their structure and function with an emphasis on their role in cyclic AMP signalling. Another focus of this review is the recently discovered role of POPDC genes as striated muscle disease genes, which have been associated with cardiac arrhythmia and muscular dystrophy. The pathological phenotypes observed in patients will be compared with phenotypes present in null and knockin mutations in zebrafish and mouse. A number of protein–protein interaction partners have been discovered and the potential role of POPDC proteins to control the subcellular localization and function of these interacting proteins will be discussed. Finally, we outline several areas, where research is urgently needed.

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