scholarly journals Identification and mapping of the nursing diagnoses and actions in an Intensive Care Unit

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 928-935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrícia de Oliveira Salgado ◽  
Tânia Couto Machado Chianca
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Nursing Interventions ◽  
Psychosocial Needs ◽  
Validation Process ◽  
Adult Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Clinical Records ◽  
Nursing Diagnoses

This is a descriptive study with the aim of examining the nursing diagnoses labels and actions prescribed by nurses in the clinical records of patients hospitalized in an Adult Intensive Care Unit. A sample of 44 clinical records was obtained and a total of 1087 nursing diagnoses and 2260 nursing actions were identified. After exclusion of repetitions 28 different nursing diagnoses labels and 124 different nursing actions were found. Twenty-five nursing diagnoses labels were related to human psychobiological needs and three to psychosocial needs. All the nursing actions were mapped to the physiological needs and also to interventions of the Nursing Interventions Classification-NIC. Concordance of 100% was obtained between the experts in the validation process of the mapping performed, both for the nursing diagnoses labels and actions. Similar studies should be conducted for the identification and development of nursing diagnoses and actions.

scholarly journals Mapping nursing goals of an Intensive Care Unit to the Nursing Outcomes Classification

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 854-862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tânia Couto Machado Chianca ◽  
Patrícia de Oliveira Salgado ◽  
Juliana Peixoto Albuquerque ◽  
Camila Claudia Campos ◽  
Meire Chucre Tannure ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Nursing Process ◽  
Nursing Outcomes ◽  
Nursing Outcomes Classification ◽  
Mapping Process ◽  
Nursing Diagnoses

AIM: to analyze whether nursing goals formulated for nursing diagnoses can be mapped to nursing outcomes classification and to identify the scales most appropriate to the outcomes mapped. METHOD: a descriptive study was developed in an intensive care unit. Data collection involved extraction of goals in 44 medical records, content standardization, cross-mapping to the outcomes, identification of appropriated scales and validation. Descriptive analysis and agreement with the cross-mapping process were performed. RESULTS: nursing goals (59) were mapped to (28) different outcomes, with agreement of 83% in the mapping process. All goals were mapped to outcomes, which allows to affirm that these outcomes contemplates the goals elaborated to patient care. CONCLUSION: these results favor the inclusion of outcomes and scales validated in the planning and evaluation phases of the nursing process of a software in construction.

scholarly journals A Descriptive Study of Nosocomial Infections in an Adult Intensive Care Unit in Fiji: 2011-12

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keshni Naidu ◽  
Ilisapeci Nabose ◽  
Sharan Ram ◽  
Kerri Viney ◽  
Stephen M. Graham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Nosocomial Infections ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Preventive Interventions ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Adult Intensive Care Unit

Nosocomial infections in an intensive care unit (ICU) are common and associated with a high mortality but there are no published data from the Oceania region. A retrospective study in Fiji’s largest ICU (2011-12) reported that 114 of a total 663 adult ICU admissions had bacteriological culture-confirmed nosocomial infection. The commonest sites of infection were respiratory and bloodstream. Gram negative bacteria were the commonest pathogens isolated, especiallyKlebsiella pneumoniae(extended-spectrumβ-Lactamase-producing),Acinetobacter,andPseudomonasspecies. Mortality for those with a known outcome was 33%. Improved surveillance and implementation of effective preventive interventions are needed.

Effectiveness of Nursing Interventions to Prevent Dry Eye in Critically Ill Patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-306
Author(s):  
Diego Dias de Araujo ◽  
Daniel Vinicius Alves Silva ◽  
Carolina Amaral Oliveira Rodrigues ◽  
Patricia Oliveira Silva ◽  
Tamara Goncalves Rezende Macieira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Dry Eye ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Nursing Interventions ◽  
Blink Rate ◽  
Artificial Tears ◽  
Adult Intensive Care Unit

Background Critically ill patients are susceptible to the development of dry eye. Few studies have been conducted on how to best prevent and treat this condition. Objective To compare the effectiveness of 2 nursing interventions in preventing dry eye in adult intensive care unit patients: liquid artificial tears (Lacribell; Latinofarma) and artificial tears gel (Vidisic Gel; Bausch and Lomb). Methods In this randomized controlled trial, 140 participants were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 treatment groups: a liquid artificial tears group (n = 70) and an artificial tears gel group (n = 70). The study inclusion criteria were as follows: admission to the intensive care unit, age of 18 years or older, no diagnosis of dry eye at admission, receipt of mechanical ventilation, blink rate of less than 5 times per minute, and a score of 7 or less on the Glasgow Coma Scale. On 5 consecutive days, a single researcher who was unaware of the treatment assignment assessed the participants’ eyes using the fluorescein eye stain test and the Schirmer test for dry eye. Results Dry eye developed in 21% of participants who received liquid artificial tears versus 9% of participants who received artificial tears gel (P = .04). Conclusions In this study, artificial tears gel was superior to liquid artificial tears in preventing the development of dry eye. These results may help nurses deliver evidence-based eye care aimed at reducing the risk of dry eye in critically ill patients.

scholarly journals Nursing Interventions to Prevent Delirium in Critically Ill Patients in the Intensive Care Unit during the COVID19 Pandemic—Narrative Overview

Healthcare ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 578
Author(s):  
Dorota Ozga ◽  
Sabina Krupa ◽  
Paweł Witt ◽  
Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Personalised Medicine ◽  
Nursing Interventions ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Current State ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Reliable Methods

It has become a standard measure in recent years to utilise evidence-based practice, which is associated with a greater need to implement and use advanced, reliable methods of summarising the achievements of various scientific disciplines, including such highly specialised approaches as personalised medicine. The aim of this paper was to discuss the current state of knowledge related to improvements in “nursing” involving management of delirium in intensive care units during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. This narrative review summarises the current knowledge concerning the challenges associated with assessment of delirium in patients with COVID-19 by ICU nurses, and the role and tasks in the personalised approach to patients with COVID-19.

Cross-transmission of nosocomial pathogens in an adult intensive care unit: incidence and risk factors

2006 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Halwani ◽  
M. Solaymani-Dodaran ◽  
H. Grundmann ◽  
C. Coupland ◽  
R. Slack
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Nosocomial Pathogens ◽  
Adult Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Cross Transmission
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