Upskilling and training of Critical Care Nurses for Pandemic- A Landscape for future

This writes up aspire to discourse current challenges encounter during COVID 19 pandemic and envisaging countermeasure to assert future-readiness.This paper is adopting synthetization of literature review based on current experience through COVID 19 pandemic in outlining a considerably efficient framework for surge critical care training for future-readiness. This article aimed to aspire to the challenges encountered during the COVID 19 pandemic and envisaging measures to ensure future readiness if a further outbreak of similar pandemics. This paper is adopting the synthetization of literature reviews based on current experience through COVID 19 pandemic in outlining a considerably efficient framework for surge critical care training for future-readiness. CONCLUSION the significant predicament of the COVID 19 pandemic is towards the ICU community. As a pre-emptive effort, hospital administrators, policymakers, and critical care practitioners have to work on strategies that hasten an organization is bracing itself in the future potentiality of an overwhelming surge of critically ill patients. The cornerstones for future-readiness to coherent collaboration at the local, regional, national, and international levels, focusing on high-quality research, evidence-based practice, sharing data and resources, and ethical integrity in the face of unprecedented challenges likely will be a key to the success of these efforts.

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Healthcare reforms: implications for the education and training of acute and critical care nurses

Postgraduate Medical Journal ◽

10.1136/pgmj.2003.009456 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 80 (950) ◽

pp. 706-710 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

S Glen

Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

Education And Training ◽

Critical Care Nurses ◽

Healthcare Reforms ◽

And Training

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Monitoring pulmonary artery pressures: just the facts

Critical Care Nurse ◽

10.4037/ccn2000.20.6.59 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 20 (6) ◽

pp. 59-78 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

EJ Bridges

Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

Pulmonary Artery ◽

Training Programs ◽

Large Body ◽

Education And Training ◽

Critical Care Nurses ◽

Pressure Monitoring ◽

Basic Principles ◽

And Training ◽

Insufficient Knowledge

Numerous research-based guidelines for PA pressure monitoring are available. Despite the availability of this large body of literature related to PA pressure monitoring, critical care nurses continue to demonstrate insufficient knowledge and ability to apply information related to the collection and interpretation of data obtained with a PA catheter. This article focuses on these problematic areas, and reinforces the need to continue to include the basic principles of PA pressure monitoring in education and training programs.

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Just-in-Time Training for the Use of ICU Nurse Extenders During COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Military Medicine ◽

10.1093/milmed/usab195 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 186 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. 40-43

Author(s):

Julie R Duffy ◽

Mario A Vergara

Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

Critical Care Nurses ◽

Just In Time ◽

Competency Assessment ◽

Training Process ◽

Management Options ◽

Hands On ◽

Regional Medical ◽

Pandemic Response ◽

And Training

ABSTRACT Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s response to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic included a plan to provide just-in-time training for nursing staff and paraprofessionals from throughout the organization in the event that it became overwhelmed with more critically ill patients than the facility was staffed to manage. Training conducted was a combination of online learning from the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Association of Critical Care Nurses as well as a 2-hour block of hands-on skills. The three competencies for floating staff from Wright’s Method for Competency Assessment were utilized in the training process, allowing trainees to (1) learn to fly, (2) market themselves in a positive way, and (3) understand crisis management options. Quick implementation of the plan led to over 125 nurses and paraprofessionals receiving the education and training in preparation for the pandemic response. The article further discusses training topics covered and the competency expectations for non-critical care nurses trained.

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Positive Emotion Skills Intervention to Address Burnout in Critical Care Nurses

AACN Advanced Critical Care ◽

10.4037/aacnacc2020287 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 167-178

Author(s):

Elaine O. Cheung ◽

Alison Hernandez ◽

Emma Herold ◽

Judith T. Moskowitz

Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

Positive Emotion ◽

Critical Care Nurses ◽

Workplace Stress ◽

Empirically Supported ◽

Novel Approach ◽

The Face ◽

As Stress ◽

The Individual ◽

Emotion Skills

Critical care nurses experience high levels of workplace stress, which can lead to burnout. Many medical centers have begun offering wellness programs to address burnout in their nursing staff; however, most of these programs focus on reducing negative states such as stress, depression, and anxiety. A growing body of evidence highlights the unique, independent role of positive emotion in promoting adaptive coping in the face of stress. This article describes a novel approach for preventing burnout in critical care nurses: an intervention that explicitly aims to increase positive emotion by teaching individuals empirically supported skills. This positive emotion skills intervention has been used successfully in other populations and can be tailored for critical care nurses. Also discussed are recommendations for addressing burnout in intensive care unit nurses at both the individual and organizational levels.

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Assessment and Training of Teamwork and Leadership for Critical Care Nurses: A Pilot Study

The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine ◽

10.4266/kjccm.2012.27.2.75 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 75

Author(s):

Hyun Jin Kim ◽

Sang Mo Je ◽

Hyun Soo Chung ◽

Sung Phil Chung ◽

Hahn Shick Lee

Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Critical Care Nurses ◽

And Training

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Adverse Events Reporting System as Experienced by Critical-Care Nurses in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ◽

10.25159/2520-5293/2456 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Thusile Mabel Gqaleni ◽

Busisiwe Rosemary Bhengu

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Critical Care ◽

Adverse Events ◽

Patient Care ◽

Family Involvement ◽

Reporting System ◽

Legal Framework ◽

Critical Care Nurses ◽

Kwazulu Natal ◽

Life Threatening

Critically ill patients admitted to critical-care units (CCUs) might have life-threatening or potentially life-threatening problems. Adverse events (AEs) occur frequently in CCUs, resulting in compromised quality of patient care. This study explores the experiences of critical-care nurses (CCNs) in relation to how the reported AEs were analysed and handled in CCUs. The study was conducted in the CCUs of five purposively selected hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A descriptive qualitative design was used to obtain data through in-depth interviews from a purposive sample of five unit managers working in the CCUs to provide a deeper meaning of their experiences. This study was a part of a bigger study using a mixed-methods approach. The recorded qualitative data were analysed using Tesch’s content analysis. The main categories of information that emerged during the data analysis were (i) the existence of an AE reporting system, (ii) the occurrence of AEs, (iii) the promotion of and barriers to AE reporting, and (iv) the handling of AEs. The findings demonstrated that there were major gaps that affected the maximum utilisation of the reporting system. In addition, even though the system existed in other institutions, it was not utilised at all, hence affecting quality patient care. The following are recommended: (1) a non-punitive and non-confrontational system should be promoted, and (2) an organisational culture should be encouraged where support structures are formed within institutions, which consist of a legal framework, patient and family involvement, effective AE feedback, and education and training of staff.

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