Designing and Validity Evaluation of Quality of Nursing Care Scale in Intensive Care Units

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 461-471
Author(s):  
Mashaalah Zeraati ◽  
Negin Masoudi Alavi
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Scale Level ◽  
Validity Index ◽  
Critical Care Units ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

Background and Purpose: Quality of nursing care measurement is essential in critical care units. The aim of this study was to develop a scale to measure the quality of nursing care in intensive care units (ICUs). Methods: The 68 items of nursing care standards in critical care settings were explored in a literature review. Then, 30 experts evaluated the items’ content validity index (CVI) and content validity ratio (CVR). Items with a low CVI score (<0.78) and low CVR score (<0.33) were removed from the scale. Results: The 50 items remained in the scale. The Scale level-CVI and Scale level-CVR were 0.898 and 0.725, respectively. Conclusion: The nursing care scale in ICU (Quality of Nursing Care Scale-ICU) that was developed in this research had acceptable CVI and CVR.

Nurse staffing, quality of nursing care and nurse job outcomes in intensive care units

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 1729-1737 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Hyun Cho ◽  
Kyung Ja June ◽  
Yun Mi Kim ◽  
Yong Ae Cho ◽  
Cheong Suk Yoo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Nurse Staffing ◽  
Job Outcomes ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

scholarly journals DIVERGÊNCIAS ENTRE LEGISLAÇÕES DO DIMENSIONAMENTO DE ENFERMAGEM EM UNIDADES DE TERAPIA INTENSIVA

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Maria Auxiliadora Rodrigues ◽  
Rodolpho César Cardoso De Paula ◽  
Rosimere Ferreira Santana
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Terapia Intensiva ◽  
Recursos Humanos ◽  
The Law ◽  
Reflective Study ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

Objetivo: discutir as divergências entre as legislações vigentes sobre o dimensionamento de enfermagem e as suas repercussões na assistência em unidades de terapia intensiva. Metodologia: estudo reflexivo sobre as fiscalizações realizadas pelo COREN-RJ nas unidades de terapia intensiva a partir de 2010, com parâmetro nas Resoluções do COFEN e Anvisa. Resultados: comparados os dispositivos legais e as implicações ao exercício profissional, fica evidenciado que a Anvisa descumpre a lei na atividade privativa do enfermeiro ao paciente crítico. Conclusão: a RDC Anvisa lesa a lei da enfermagem e compromete a qualidade da assistência de enfermagem ao paciente crítico.Descritores: Enfermagem, Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem no Hospital, Unidades de Terapia Intensiva, Legislação de Enfermagem.DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LEGISLATION OF NURSING SCALING IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITSObjective: To discuss the differences between current legislation in nursing scaling and its repercussions in the assistance in intensive care units. Methodology: Reflective study on the inspections carried out by COREN-RJ in the intensive care units from 2010, with parameters of COFEN and ANVISA Resolutions. Results: Compared with the legal devices and the implications to the Professional Exercise, it was evident that ANVISA disregarded the law in the exclusive activity of the Nurse to the critical patient. Conclusion: RDC ANVISA harms the nursing law and compromises the quality of nursing care to critical patients.Descriptors: Nursing, Human Resources of Nursing Hospital, Intensive Care Units; Legislation, Nursing.LAS DIVERGENCIAS ENTRE LAS LEGISLACIONES DIMENSIONAMIENTO DE ENFERMERÍA EN UNIDADES DE CUIDADOS INTENSIVOSObjetivo: Discutir las diferencias entre la legislación vigente en materia de diseño de enfermería y su impacto en la atención en unidades de cuidados intensivos. Metodología: Estudio reflectante en las inspecciones realizadas por COREN-RJ en unidades de cuidados intensivos a partir de 2010, con las resoluciones de parámetros COFEN y ANVISA. Resultados: disposiciones e implicaciones de la práctica profesional jurídicos, en comparación, evidenciaron que la ANVISA viola la ley sobre la actividad privada para cuidar a pacientes en estado crítico. Conclusión: RDC ANVISA daña la ley de enfermería y compromete la calidad de la atención de enfermería a pacientes en estado crítico.Descriptores: Enfermería, Personal de Enfermería em Hospital, Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos, Legislación de Enfermería.

Development of Outcome Standards in Critical Care

1991 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca C. Kuhn
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Process Measures ◽  
Critical Care Units ◽  
Step Model ◽  
Specific Outcome ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

The forces influencing the development of outcome standards are gaining momentum. These forces are professional nursing issues, accreditation standards, and reimbursement issues. Traditionally, structure and process measures provided the means for evaluating the quality of nursing care. But nurses also play an important role in achieving positive patient outcomes. Outcome standards provide a mechanism for measuring patient outcomes. In 1990, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) published Outcome Standards for Nursing Care of the Critically Ill. The book serves as a model for developing and using outcome standards in critical care units. This chapter describes these outcome standards and recommends ways to use them. The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations’ (JCAHO) ten-step model outlines development of unit-specific outcome standards. Methods focus throughout on a quality assurance framework

Nursing Activity Score for estimating nursing care need in intensive care units: findings from a face and content validity study

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 549-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvisa Palese ◽  
Irene Comisso ◽  
Monica Burra ◽  
Pier Paolo DiTaranto ◽  
Luca Peressoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Activity Score ◽  
Validity Study ◽  
Nursing Activity

scholarly journals Effect of Evidence-Based Nursing Care Guidelines on the Quality of Care of Patients in Neurosurgical Intensive Care Units

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-67
Author(s):  
Zahra Tayebi Myaneh ◽  
◽  
Maryam Azadi ◽  
Seyedeh Zahra Hosseinigolafshani ◽  
Farnoosh Rashvand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Neurosurgical Intensive Care ◽  
Care Guidelines ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Evidence Based Nursing

Background: Evidence-based nursing care guidelines are important tools for increasing the quality of nurses’ clinical work. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of implementing evidence-based nursing care guidelines on the quality of care of patients admitted to the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Units (NICUs). Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study on 54 nurses in NICUs of hospitals affiliated to Qazvin University of Medical Sciences selected using a convenience sampling technique and divided into two groups of intervention and control. The intervention included the teaching of evidence-based nursing guidelines and their implementation by the nurses. Before and two months after the intervention, the demographic characteristics and the quality of nurses’ patient care in both groups was evaluated by using a demographic form and a standard checklist with 37 items designed based on the standards of practice for All Registered Nurses (ANA). Data were analyzed in SPSS software using descriptive statistics (Mean±SD), and paired t-test, independent t-test and chi-square test. Findings: The mean score of nursing care quality in the two groups was not significantly different before intervention (P>0.05). After intervention, the mean score was 25.11±6.2 in the intervention group and 20.29±5.3 in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: Implementation of evidence-based nursing care guidelines can improve the quality of nursing care. Therefore, it is recommended that the teaching of evidence-based nursing care guidelines should be on the agenda of the hospitals’ education unit and related departments.

scholarly journals Quality of nursing care in a maternal intensive care unit

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 83-126
Author(s):  
Nalma Alexandra Rocha de Carvalho ◽  
Simone Santos e Silva Melo ◽  
Márcia Teles de Oliveira Gouveia ◽  
Lilian Machado Vilarinho de Moraes ◽  
José Diego Marques Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Maternity Hospital ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Adequate Care ◽  
Nutrition And Hydration ◽  
Terapia Intensiva ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

Objetivo: Evaluar la calidad de la asistencia en una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos maternos, ha tenido por base indicadores de estructura proceso y resultados. Material y método: Estudio descriptivo, de análisis documental con abordaje cuantitativo. La colecta de datos ocurrió entre enero y febrero de 2017 en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos maternos de una maternidad de referencia en Piauí. Fue utilizado un guion observacional con muestra censal de 72 pacientes. Resultados: El eje higiene, confort y seguridad mostró una asistencia global deseable, excepto para los indicadores de nutrición e hidratación que presentaron asistencia tolerable o limíte. El eje que presentó mejores resultados fue las anotaciones de enfermería con asistencia deseable en gran parte de los artículos analizados. Conclusión: El estudio evidenció resultados satisfactorios de forma general, sin embargo, es importante que ocurran mejoras en la asistencia de enfermería a las pacientes ingresadas en la unidad de cuidados intensivos maternosl, sobre todo para los indicadores de nutrición e hidratación.   Objective: To evaluate the quality of care provided in a maternal intensive care unit, based on indicators of structure, process and results. Material and methods: Descriptive study of documentary analysis with a quantitative approach. Data collection happened between January and February 2017 at the Maternal Intensive Care Unit of a reference maternity hospital in Piauí. An observational script with a census sample of 72 patients was used. Results: The hygiene, comfort and safety axis showed adequate care. However, the nutrition and hydration indicators presented with risky and undesirable care. The axis that presented the best results was nursing records with adequate care in most of the analyzed items. Conclusion: The study showed satisfactory results in general; however, attention should be given to improvements in nursing care for patients hospitalized in the Maternal Intensive Care Unit, especially for the nutrition and hydration indicators. Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade da assistência em uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Materna, tendo por base indicadores de estrutura, processo e resultados. Material e método: Estudo descritivo, de análise documental com abordagem quantitativa. A coleta de dados ocorreu entre os meses de janeiro e fevereiro de 2017 na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva materna de uma maternidade de referência do Piauí. Utilizou-se roteiro observacional com amostra censitária de 72 pacientes. Resultados: O eixo higiene, conforto e segurança demonstraram uma assistência global desejável, exceto para os indicadores nutrição e hidratação que apresentaram assistência sofrível ou limítrofe. O eixo que apresentou melhores resultados foi anotações de enfermagem com assistência desejável em grande parte dos itens analisados. Conclusão: O estudo evidenciou resultados satisfatórios de forma geral, entretanto, chama-se atenção para melhoras na assistência de enfermagem às pacientes internadas na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Materna, sobretudo para os indicadores nutrição e hidratação.

Answering the Call: Impact of Tele-ICU Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 25-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandy L. Arneson ◽  
Sara J. Tucker ◽  
Marie Mercier ◽  
Jaspal Singh
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Critical Care Units ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
New Strategy ◽  
High Level ◽  
Intensive Care Unit Nurses

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has exacerbated staffing challenges already facing critical care nurses in intensive care units. Many intensive care units have been understaffed and the majority of nurses working in these units have little experience. Objective To describe how the skilled tele–intensive care unit nurses in our health system quickly changed from a patient-focused strategy to a clinician-focused approach during the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis. Methods We modified workflows, deployed home workstations, and changed staffing models with the goal of providing additional clinical support to bedside colleagues while reducing exposure time and conserving personal protective equipment for those caring for this highly contagious patient population. The unit changed focus and granted more than 300 clinicians access to technology that enabled them to care for patients remotely, added nearly 200 mobile carts, and allowed more than 20 tele–intensive care unit nurses to work from home. Results Tele–intensive care unit nursing provided clinical knowledge to the nurses covering current and expanded critical care units. Using technology, virtual rounding, and increased collaboration with nurses, tele–intensive care unit nursing minimized the risk to bedside nurses while maintaining a high level of care for patients. Conclusion Tele–intensive care unit nurses provided a proactive, holistic approach to caring for critically ill patients via camera as part of their routine workflow. In addition, during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, these nurses created a new strategy in virtual health care to be implemented during a crisis.

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