Managing the challenge of IABP therapy

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Shoulders-Odom
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Hemodynamic Effects

The nurse's role requires the operation of the IABP, while at the same time, the ability to deliver quality nursing care. Knowledge of physiology, coordination of the principles of timing with hemodynamic effects, and skillful problem solving assure critical care nurses that they can effectively manage the IABP challenge.

Nursing Considerations for Patients Requiring Cardiopulmonary Support

1991 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 500-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry K. Bavin
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Nursing Management ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Support ◽  
Complex Patients ◽  
Number Of Patients

The number of patients receiving cardiopulmonary support (CPS) is increasing, requiring critical care nurses to be better prepared to care for these complex patients. Background information on CPS along with considerations for nursing management are presented. A case study of a patient requiring CPS and a suggested nursing care plan are included to assist in providing quality nursing care

Intracranial Pressure Monitoring

1993 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-160
Author(s):  
Therese S. Richmond
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Intracranial Hypertension ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Intracranial Pressure Monitoring ◽  
Icp Monitoring ◽  
Pressure Monitoring ◽  
Evaluation Of Care ◽  
Planning Intervention

Intracranial pressure monitoring (ICP) is a technology that assists critical care nurses in the assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care. The physiologic basis of intracranial hypertension (ICH) and ICP monitoring are reviewed. Types of monitors arc described. Advantages, disadvantages, and complications of fluid-filled versus fiberoptic systems are explored. Priorities in nursing care of the patient with an ICP monitor are examined

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: pathophysiology, treatment, and related nursing care

1995 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 44-52
Author(s):  
M Kajs-Wyllie
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Critical Care Unit ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Thrombocytopenic Purpura ◽  
Rare Syndrome ◽  
Life Threatening

The patient diagnosed with TTP presents to the critical care unit with myriad life-threatening problems. Knowledge of the pathophysiology and treatment of this rare syndrome is essential to plan care appropriately. However, despite immediate diagnosis and intervention, the outcome may not be successful. Critical care nurses play a vital role in caring for these patients, as well as helping family members deal with this devastating disease.

Critical Care Nurses’ Attitudes about Influences of Technology on Nursing Care

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sakineh Sabzevari ◽  
Tayebeh Mirzaei ◽  
Behnaz Bagherian ◽  
Maryam Iranpour
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses

The revised JCAHO nursing care standards: areas of emphasis

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 12-12
Author(s):  
JG Alspach
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Nursing Management ◽  
Accreditation Standards ◽  
Nursing Services ◽  
Compliance Requirements ◽  
Fundamental Shift ◽  
Care Nursing

The 1991 JCAHO nursing care standards represent a fundamental shift in the focus of the survey and accreditation processes from specifying the means to clarifying the ends of nursing services and from prescribing structures and processes to clarifying the intended outcomes of nursing care. As critical care nurses prepare to meet the compliance requirements of these new accreditation standards, it will be helpful to keep in mind that our services are nursing care, nursing management, and nursing education or research, but our purpose is quality nursing care.

Critical Care Nurses' Views on Handover in Chitwan, Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-45
Author(s):  
Sarmila Koirala ◽  
Raj Kumar Mehta ◽  
Santosh Acharya ◽  
Pooja Gauro
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tertiary Teaching

Background and ObjectivesThe nurses shift handover is an integral component of nursing care and a highly complex process of communication aimed at improving patients' outcomes. Despite its significance, there is no universal approach to handover protocols. Our aim was to explore critical care nurses views on handover and to explore the association between views of handover and selected socio demographic variables.Method and MaterialsDescriptive cross-sectional research design with 108 nurses working in adult critical care units at two tertiary teaching hospitals of the Chitwan district, Nepal, by using a nonprobability, enumerative sampling technique. Data were collected through a Likert-5 scale questionnaire exploring views on the quality and effectiveness of handover among nurses. Median was used to reflect nurses' views and a cutoff value of median (99) was used to discriminate between positive and negative views. Chi square was used to test the association between views and selected sociodemographic variables.ResultsThe study findings revealed that only 50.9% of the nurses had positive views regarding handover. The significant associated variables were working hospital, working unit, level of work performance and duration of handover (p = 0.002, p = 0.002, p = 0.029, p = 0.004 respectively).ConclusionThe findings of the present study point out the need for nurses to adhere to a handover protocol, as well as the need to develop a practical and comprehensive standardized protocol to transmit crucial and relevant information related to patient care, in order to enhance the safety of nursing practice in the area of basic nursing care and communication about patients' condition.

Prolonged Paralysis and Apnea After Receiving a Neuromuscular Blocking Agent: What Nurses Should Know

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 592-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn S. Jaramillo ◽  
Elizabeth Scruth ◽  
Eugene Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Blocking Agent ◽  
Neuromuscular Blocking ◽  
Neuromuscular Blocking Agent ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Critical Care Nursing ◽  
Ventilator Support ◽  
Prolonged Apnea ◽  
Care Nursing

After receiving mivacurium, a short-acting neuromuscular blocking agent used for intubation before surgery, a patient experienced prolonged paralysis and prolonged apnea that required ventilator support. Although this complication is rare, all critical care nurses should be aware of it so they can be competent in managing and providing holistic and comprehensive nursing care to the patient and the patient’s family. Although this complication has been documented in the anesthesia literature, it has received little mention in critical care nursing journals.

Nursing care in a high-technological environment: Experiences of critical care nurses

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Tunlind ◽  
John Granström ◽  
Åsa Engström
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Technological Environment
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