Cardiac complications of the Stryker frame

1990 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 73-77
Author(s):  
ME Schnieber
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Prone Position ◽  
Cardiac Arrhythmias ◽  
Cardiac Complications ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Critical Care Nurse

In view of possible adverse consequences resulting from being turned to the prone position on the Stryker frame, the critical care nurse should be alert for evidence of brainstem ischemia and subsequent cardiac arrhythmias and should take steps to minimize respiratory fatigue in the spinal cord patient. In addition, the nurse should be cognizant of the necessity of maintaining a properly aligned cervical spine to prevent complications secondary to hyperextension.

Outcomes sensitive to critical care nurse staffing levels: A systematic review

2021 ◽  
pp. 103110
Author(s):  
Pamela J.L. Rae ◽  
Susie Pearce ◽  
P. Jane Greaves ◽  
Chiara Dall'Ora ◽  
Peter Griffiths ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Nurse Staffing ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Critical Care Nurse ◽  
Staffing Levels

Critical Care Nurse Burnout in Veterans Health Administration: Relation to Clinician and Patient Outcomes

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 435-442
Author(s):  
David C. Mohr ◽  
Lakshmana Swamy ◽  
Edwin S. Wong ◽  
Meredith Mealer ◽  
Marc Moss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Veterans Health Administration ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Critical Care Nurse ◽  
Nurse Burnout

Background Critical care nurses have a burnout rate among the highest of any nursing field. Nurse burnout may impact care quality. Few studies have considered how temporal patterns may influence outcomes. Objective To test a longitudinal model of burnout clusters and associations with patient and clinician outcomes. Methods An observational study analyzed data from annual employee surveys and administrative data on patient outcomes at 111 Veterans Health Administration intensive care units from 2013 through 2017. Site-level burnout rates among critical care nurses were calculated from survey responses about emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Latent trajectory analysis was applied to identify clusters of facilities with similar burnout patterns over 5 years. Regression analysis was used to analyze patient and employee outcomes by burnout cluster and organizational context measures. Outcomes of interest included patient outcomes (30-day standardized mortality rate and observed minus expected length of stay) for 2016 and 2017 and clinician outcomes (intention to leave and employee satisfaction) from 2013 through 2017. Results Longitudinal analysis revealed 3 burnout clusters among the 111 sites: low (n = 37), medium (n = 68), and high (n = 6) burnout. Compared with sites in the low-burnout cluster, those in the high-burnout cluster had longer patient stays, higher employee turnover intention, and lower employee satisfaction in bivariate models but not in multivariate models. Conclusions In this multiyear, multisite study, critical care nurse burnout was associated with key clinician and patient outcomes. Efforts to address burnout among nurses may improve patient and employee outcomes.

Basics of general anesthesia for the critical care nurse

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Kendra Greenberg ◽  
Suzanne Morrison
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
General Anesthesia ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Critical Care Nurse

Defining the role of the pediatric critical care nurse practitioner in a tertiary care center

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 2626-2630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shari L. Derengowski ◽  
Sharon Y. Irving ◽  
Pamela V. Koogle ◽  
Robert M. Englander
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Nurse Practitioner ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Tertiary Care Center ◽  
Pediatric Critical Care ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Critical Care Nurse

I Am a Critical Care Nurse

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-92
Author(s):  
Jenna Blind
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Critical Care Nurse

A Multi-Institutional Simulation Boot Camp for Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Nurse Practitioners*

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 564-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen M. Brown ◽  
Shawna S. Mudd ◽  
Elizabeth A. Hunt ◽  
Julianne S. Perretta ◽  
Nicole A. Shilkofski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Boot Camp ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Critical Care Nurse ◽  
Cardiac Critical Care

Quality assurance and the critical care nurse

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 34-40
Author(s):  
P Brown-Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Critical Care Nurse ◽  
Appropriateness Of Care ◽  
External Sources ◽  
The Way

Care of the critically ill has become increasingly challenging due to demands from external sources to measure the quality and appropriateness of care provided. Quality assurance is the responsibility of every critical care nurse and requires vigilance as well as a knowledge of the principles of standards, monitoring and evaluation. Through quality assurance activities, the contribution of critical care nurses in the achievement of patient outcomes can be measured. Quality assurance challenges us to evaluate the way we practice, and assists us to continuously improve the way we provide care to critically ill patients.

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