Relatives' Involvement in Nursing Care : A Qualitative Study Describing Critical Care Nurses' Experiences : Qualitative Research Critique

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Nadia M. Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses

Nursing Considerations for Patients Requiring Cardiopulmonary Support

1991 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 500-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry K. Bavin
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Nursing Management ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Support ◽  
Complex Patients ◽  
Number Of Patients

The number of patients receiving cardiopulmonary support (CPS) is increasing, requiring critical care nurses to be better prepared to care for these complex patients. Background information on CPS along with considerations for nursing management are presented. A case study of a patient requiring CPS and a suggested nursing care plan are included to assist in providing quality nursing care

Intracranial Pressure Monitoring

1993 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-160
Author(s):  
Therese S. Richmond
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Intracranial Hypertension ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Intracranial Pressure Monitoring ◽  
Icp Monitoring ◽  
Pressure Monitoring ◽  
Evaluation Of Care ◽  
Planning Intervention

Intracranial pressure monitoring (ICP) is a technology that assists critical care nurses in the assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care. The physiologic basis of intracranial hypertension (ICH) and ICP monitoring are reviewed. Types of monitors arc described. Advantages, disadvantages, and complications of fluid-filled versus fiberoptic systems are explored. Priorities in nursing care of the patient with an ICP monitor are examined

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: pathophysiology, treatment, and related nursing care

1995 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 44-52
Author(s):  
M Kajs-Wyllie
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Critical Care Unit ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Thrombocytopenic Purpura ◽  
Rare Syndrome ◽  
Life Threatening

The patient diagnosed with TTP presents to the critical care unit with myriad life-threatening problems. Knowledge of the pathophysiology and treatment of this rare syndrome is essential to plan care appropriately. However, despite immediate diagnosis and intervention, the outcome may not be successful. Critical care nurses play a vital role in caring for these patients, as well as helping family members deal with this devastating disease.

scholarly journals The challenges of using physical restraint in intensive care units in Iran: A qualitative study

2020 ◽  
pp. 175114371989278
Author(s):  
Zahra Salehi ◽  
Soodabeh Joolaee ◽  
Fatemeh Hajibabaee ◽  
Tahereh Najafi Ghezeljeh
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Physical Restraint ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Standard Equipment ◽  
Restraint Use ◽  
Ensure Patient Safety

Background Physical restraint is widely used in intensive care units to ensure patient safety, manage agitated patients, and prevent the removal of medical equipment connected to them. However, physical restraint use is a major healthcare challenge worldwide. Aim This study aimed to explore nurses' experiences of the challenges of physical restraint use in intensive care units. Methods This qualitative study was conducted in 2018–2019. Twenty critical care nurses were purposively recruited from the intensive care units of four hospitals in Tehran, Iran. Data were collected via in-depth semi-structured interviews, concurrently analyzed via Graneheim and Lundman's conventional content analysis approach, and managed via MAXQDA software (v. 10.0). Findings Three main themes were identified (i) organizational barriers to effective physical restraint use (lack of quality educations for nurses about physical restraint use, lack of standard guidelines for physical restraint use, lack of standard physical restraint equipment), (ii) ignoring patients' wholeness (their health and rights), and (iii) distress over physical restraint use (emotional and mental distress, moral conflict, and inability to find an appropriate alternative for physical restraint). Conclusion Critical care nurses face different organizational, ethical, and emotional challenges in using physical restraint. Healthcare managers and authorities can reduce these challenges by developing standard evidence-based guidelines, equipping hospital wards with standard equipment, implementing in-service educational programs, supervising nurses' practice, and empowering them for finding and using alternatives to physical restraint. Nurses can also reduce these challenges through careful patient assessment, using appropriate alternatives to physical restraint, and consulting with their expert colleagues.

Critical Care Nurses’ Attitudes about Influences of Technology on Nursing Care

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sakineh Sabzevari ◽  
Tayebeh Mirzaei ◽  
Behnaz Bagherian ◽  
Maryam Iranpour
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses

Strategies and Criteria for Clinical Decision Making in Critical Care Nurses: A Qualitative Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farhad Ramezani-Badr ◽  
Alireza Nikbakht Nasrabadi ◽  
Zohre Parsa Yekta ◽  
Fariba Taleghani
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Critical Care Nurses

Managing the challenge of IABP therapy

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Shoulders-Odom
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Hemodynamic Effects

The nurse's role requires the operation of the IABP, while at the same time, the ability to deliver quality nursing care. Knowledge of physiology, coordination of the principles of timing with hemodynamic effects, and skillful problem solving assure critical care nurses that they can effectively manage the IABP challenge.

The revised JCAHO nursing care standards: areas of emphasis

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 12-12
Author(s):  
JG Alspach
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Nursing Management ◽  
Accreditation Standards ◽  
Nursing Services ◽  
Compliance Requirements ◽  
Fundamental Shift ◽  
Care Nursing

The 1991 JCAHO nursing care standards represent a fundamental shift in the focus of the survey and accreditation processes from specifying the means to clarifying the ends of nursing services and from prescribing structures and processes to clarifying the intended outcomes of nursing care. As critical care nurses prepare to meet the compliance requirements of these new accreditation standards, it will be helpful to keep in mind that our services are nursing care, nursing management, and nursing education or research, but our purpose is quality nursing care.

Critical Care Nurses' Views on Handover in Chitwan, Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-45
Author(s):  
Sarmila Koirala ◽  
Raj Kumar Mehta ◽  
Santosh Acharya ◽  
Pooja Gauro
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tertiary Teaching

Background and ObjectivesThe nurses shift handover is an integral component of nursing care and a highly complex process of communication aimed at improving patients' outcomes. Despite its significance, there is no universal approach to handover protocols. Our aim was to explore critical care nurses views on handover and to explore the association between views of handover and selected socio demographic variables.Method and MaterialsDescriptive cross-sectional research design with 108 nurses working in adult critical care units at two tertiary teaching hospitals of the Chitwan district, Nepal, by using a nonprobability, enumerative sampling technique. Data were collected through a Likert-5 scale questionnaire exploring views on the quality and effectiveness of handover among nurses. Median was used to reflect nurses' views and a cutoff value of median (99) was used to discriminate between positive and negative views. Chi square was used to test the association between views and selected sociodemographic variables.ResultsThe study findings revealed that only 50.9% of the nurses had positive views regarding handover. The significant associated variables were working hospital, working unit, level of work performance and duration of handover (p = 0.002, p = 0.002, p = 0.029, p = 0.004 respectively).ConclusionThe findings of the present study point out the need for nurses to adhere to a handover protocol, as well as the need to develop a practical and comprehensive standardized protocol to transmit crucial and relevant information related to patient care, in order to enhance the safety of nursing practice in the area of basic nursing care and communication about patients' condition.

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