scholarly journals Endotracheal Suctioning: Effectiveness of Structured Training Program in Enhancing Performance Knowledge of Intensive Care Unit Nurses

2020 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 16-21
Author(s):  
Kanwal Qaiser ◽  
Yasmeen Saggu ◽  
Sabrina Javed ◽  
Dr Mansoor Ghani ◽  
Sumaira Naz Generic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Endotracheal Suctioning ◽  
Intensive Care Unit Nurses

scholarly journals Knowledge of intensive care unit nurses about the procedure of endotracheal suctioning/Conhecimento do enfermeiro de unidade de terapia intensiva sobre o procedimento de aspiração endotraqueal/Conocimiento del enfermero de unidad de cuidados intensivos so

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Mesquita Melo ◽  
Stelânia Sales Silva ◽  
Aline Mota Marques ◽  
Isabel Cristina Veras Aguiar ◽  
Jéssyca Larissa Almeida Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
Saline Solution ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Endotracheal Suctioning ◽  
Respiratory Aspiration ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Terapia Intensiva ◽  
Intensive Care Unit Nurses

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate nurses' knowledge about the procedure of endotracheal suctioning performed in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Method: descriptive exploratory study with a quantitative approach, carried out in the Intensive Care Unit of a public hospital in Fortaleza-CE, with 39 nurses. Data collected from April to May 2012, from a questionnaire and organized into an Excel and subjected to statistical analysis. Study approved by the Ethics Committee of Hospital with number 090207/11. Results: regarding the procedure of endotracheal suction, draws attention not to perform the lung auscultation for 69.23%. Other points that deserve attention include the non-suspension of enteral feeding (51.29%) and non-use of Personal Protective Equipment (51.28%) during the procedure; 94.27% said to use saline solution at 0.9% to thin the secretions. Conclusion: it´s need to intensify the educational activities regarding the importance of care during the procedure, in order to minimize risks to patients. Keywords: Respiratory aspiration. Intensive care unit. Nursing care. RESUMO Objetivo: verificar o conhecimento dos enfermeiros acerca do procedimento de aspiração endotraqueal realizado na unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI). Metodologia: estudo exploratório descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa, realizado nas Unidades de Terapia Intensiva de um hospital público, em Fortaleza-CE, com uma amostra de 39 enfermeiros. Dados coletados de abril a maio de 2012, com um questionário, organizados no Excel e submetidos à análise estatística. Estudo aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética da instituição com parecer no. 090207/11. Resultados: quanto ao procedimento de aspiração endotraqueal, chama a atenção a não realização da ausculta pulmonar por 69,23%. Outros pontos merecem destaque como a não suspensão da dieta enteral (51,29%) e a não utilização dos Equipamentos de Proteção Individual (51,28%) durante o procedimento; 94,27% utilizam soro fisiológico 0,9% para fluidificar as secreções. Conclusão: há necessidade de intensificar as atividades educativas quanto à importância dos cuidados durante o procedimento, na tentativa de minimizar os riscos para os pacientes. Palavras-chave: Aspiração respiratória. Unidade de terapia intensiva. Cuidados de enfermagem. RESUMEN Objetivo: evaluar el conocimiento de los enfermeros sobre el procedimiento de aspiración endotraqueal realizado en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI). Método: estudio exploratorio descriptivo, con abordaje cuantitativo, realizado en las Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos de un hospital público, en Fortaleza-CE, con 39 enfermeros. Datos recolectados en el periodo de abril a mayo de 2012, con un cuestionario y organizados en el Excel, siendo sometidos a análisis estadístico. Estudio aprobado por el comité de ética, con el parecer no. 090207/11. Resultados: en cuanto al procedimiento de aspiración endotraqueal, llama la atención la no realización de la ausculta pulmonar por 69,23% de los participantes. Otros puntos merecen destacarse como la no suspensión de la dieta enteral (51,29%) y la no utilización de los Equipos de Protección Individual (51,28%) durante el procedimiento; 94,27% utiliza suero fisiológico 0,9% para fluidificar las secreciones. Conclusión: hay necesidad de intensificar las actividades educativas en relación a la importancia de los cuidados durante el procedimiento, intentando minimizar los riesgos para los pacientes. Palabras clave: Aspiración respiratoria.  Unidad de cuidados intensivos. Atención de enfermería.

Shallow Versus Deep Endotracheal Suctioning in Young Rabbits: Pathologic Effects on the Tracheobronchial Wall

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 82 (5) ◽  
pp. 746-751
Author(s):  
Carey Bailey ◽  
John Kattwinkel ◽  
Kuldeep Teja ◽  
Thomas Buckley
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Units ◽  
Endotracheal Suctioning ◽  
Initial Assumption ◽  
Intensive Care Unit Nurses

The traditional technique for endotracheal suctioning of intubated neonates consists of inserting a catheter until resistance is met, withdrawing slightly, and applying suction. The extent of tissue damage caused by the traditional (deep) technique v that caused by an alternative shallow technique was studied with an animal model. Six 3-week-old rabbits were anesthetized, intubated, and suctioned every i5 minutes for six hours by neonatal intensive care unit nurses who were unaware of the study purpose. Three rabbits were suctioned by means of the deep technique, whereas the other three received shallow suctioning achieved by inserting the catheter no further than a premeasured distance. Light microscopy showed significantly increased necrosis and inflammation following deep suctioning. Electron microscopy revealed greater loss of cilia and increased mucus with the deep technique. To confirm our initial assumption that the deep technique is still used extensively by neonatal intensive care units throughout the country, a mail survey was conducted. Of the 405 (43%) neonatal intensive care unit physicians who responded, 82% reported frequent or exclusive use of the deep technique for routine suctioning. In this study, the fact that deep suctioning results in significantly more tracheobronchial pathology than does a shallow, premeasured technique is shown. It is recommended that nurseries change their current practice and adopt the shallow technique for routine suctioning of intubated neonates.

scholarly journals Feasibility and Acceptability of a Resilience Training Program for Intensive Care Unit Nurses

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. e97-e105 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Mealer ◽  
D. Conrad ◽  
J. Evans ◽  
K. Jooste ◽  
J. Solyntjes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Resilience Training ◽  
Intensive Care Unit Nurses

Experiences of intensive care unit nurses with COVID-19 patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudete Aparecida Conz ◽  
Vanessa Augusta Souza Braga ◽  
Rosianne Vasconcelos ◽  
Flávia Helena Ribeiro da Silva Machado ◽  
Maria Cristina Pinto de Jesus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Professional Recognition ◽  
Public And Private Hospitals ◽  
Training And Support ◽  
Continuous Use ◽  
Intensive Care Unit Nurses

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the experiences of intensive care unit nurses who provide care to patients with COVID-19. Methods: Qualitative study grounded in Alfred Schütz’s social phenomenology in which 20 nurses who work in intensive care units at public and private hospitals were interviewed between July and September 2020. Data were analyzed according to the adopted theoretical-methodological framework and the literature related to the subject. Results: The interviewed nurses mentioned demands about working conditions, professional recognition and training, and support to physical and mental health, which proved necessary considering the care intensity experienced by these professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: Learning the nurses’ experiences evidenced the need to adjust to a new way of providing care that included the physical space, new institutional protocols, continuous use of protective equipment, and patients’ demand for special care. This originated the necessity to be around situations that interfered with their health and motivated them to carry out professional projects after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Quantifying Occupational Stress in Intensive Care Unit Nurses: An Applied Naturalistic Study of Correlations Among Stress, Heart Rate, Electrodermal Activity, and Skin Temperature

2021 ◽  
pp. 001872082110408
Author(s):  
Nima Ahmadi ◽  
Farzan Sasangohar ◽  
Tariq Nisar ◽  
Valerie Danesh ◽  
Ethan Larsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Skin Temperature ◽  
Electrodermal Activity ◽  
Laboratory Research ◽  
Prior Literature ◽  
High Level ◽  
Intensive Care Unit Nurses ◽  
Skin Temperatures

Objective To identify physiological correlates to stress in intensive care unit nurses. Background Most research on stress correlates are done in laboratory environments; naturalistic investigation of stress remains a general gap. Method Electrodermal activity, heart rate, and skin temperatures were recorded continuously for 12-hr nursing shifts (23 participants) using a wrist-worn wearable technology (Empatica E4). Results Positive correlations included stress and heart rate (ρ = .35, p < .001), stress and skin temperature (ρ = .49, p < .05), and heart rate and skin temperatures (ρ = .54, p = .0008). Discussion The presence and direction of some correlations found in this study differ from those anticipated from prior literature, illustrating the importance of complementing laboratory research with naturalistic studies. Further work is warranted to recognize nursing activities associated with a high level of stress and the underlying reasons associated with changes in physiological responses. Application Heart rate and skin temperature may be used for real-time detection of stress, but more work is needed to validate such surrogate measures.

Magnitude of Low Back Pain and Associated Factors Among Nurses Working at Intensive Care Unit in Amhara Region Public Hospitals, Ethiopia  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bitew Tefera ◽  
Haymanot Zeleke ◽  
Abebe Abate ◽  
Haimanot Abebe ◽  
Zebene Mekonnen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Assistive Device ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Amhara Region ◽  
Patient Handling ◽  
Intensive Care Unit Nurses

Abstract Background Low back pain is a common public health problem throughout the world with the global prevalence from 28–86%. Nurses working in intensive care units are handling people who are critically ill and helpless, which requires more assistance for transferring and handling activities. This possesses a risk for low back pain but little is known about it in Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to assess the magnitude of low back pain and associated factors among nurses who work at an intensive care units in Amhara region public hospitals, North Ethiopia. Methods A multi-centered institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Amhara region public hospitals from March 1–30/2020. Simple random sampling technique after proportional allocation was used to select the study participants. Data were collected using a standard modified Nordic musculoskeletal assessment tool. After data were checked for completeness and consistency, it was entered into Epidata version 3.1 and exported to Statistical Package for Social Science software version 26 for analysis. Descriptive statistics were computed. A binary logistic regression model was used to identify factors associated with low back pain. Finally, those variables with a p-value of < 0.05 in multivariable analysis were considered statistically significant. Result -The study was conducted among 412 intensive care unit nurses giving a response rate of 97.6%. The magnitude of low back pain was 313 (76 %) [95% CI: (71.6%-79.9%)]. Being female [AOR = 2.674 (1.404, 5.076)], unavailability of assistive device for patient handling [AOR = 2.139 (1.035, 4.410)], lack of training on intensive care [AOR = 2.017 (1.092 ,3.943)], lack of regular exercise [AOR = 2.164 (1.164 ,4.108)] and job stress [AOR = 3.66 (1.955, 6.498)] were factors significantly associated with low back pain. Conclusions In this study the magnitude of low back pain was high. Being female, unavailability of assistive device for patient handling, lack of training on intensive care, lack of regular exercise and job stress were factors associated with low back pain. Policy makers and concerned bodies should give emphasis on accessability of assistive devices for patient care, provision of training on intensive care and adaptive working environment for intensive care unit nurses.

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