scholarly journals Collateral Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Acute Care of Non-COVID Patients: An Internet-based Survey of Critical Care and Emergency Personnel

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 374-381
Author(s):  
Abi Beane ◽  
Rashan Haniffa ◽  
Swagata Tripathy ◽  
Rajesh C Mishra ◽  
Bharath KT Vijayaraghavan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Emergency Personnel

Evaluation of Accredited Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery Fellowship Websites

2018 ◽  
Vol 232 ◽  
pp. 160-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin K. Cantrell ◽  
Nicholas J. Dahlgren ◽  
Bradley L. Young ◽  
Kimberly M. Hendershot
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Acute Care Surgery ◽  
Surgical Critical Care ◽  
Care Surgery

scholarly journals A new Critical Care channel in F1000Research

F1000Research ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 1295
Author(s):  
Jean-Louis Vincent
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Medicine ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Broad Field ◽  
Medical Researchers ◽  
New Research

A new channel for Critical Care offers clinicians and medical researchers a platform for publishing new research without the barriers and delays they often encounter in traditional journals. The channel welcomes research and debate across the broad field of acute care and emergency medicine, including confirmatory and negative/null studies supported by new data

Activities Performed by Acute and Critical Care Advanced Practice Nurses: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Study of Practice

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Becker ◽  
Roberta Kaplow ◽  
Patricia M. Muenzen ◽  
Carol Hartigan
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Clinical Judgment ◽  
American Association ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Advanced Practice ◽  
Clinical Nurse ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Clinical Nurse Specialists

• Background Accreditation standards for certification programs require use of a testing mechanism that is job-related and based on the knowledge and skills needed to function in the discipline. • Objectives To describe critical care advanced practice by revising descriptors to encompass the work of both acute care nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists and to explore differences in the practice of clinical nurse specialists and acute care nurse practitioners. • Methods A national task force of subject matter experts was appointed to create a comprehensive delineation of the work of critical care nurses. A survey was designed to collect validation data on 65 advanced practice activities, organized by the 8 nurse competencies of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Synergy Model for Patient Care, and an experience inventory. Activities were rated on how critical they were to optimizing patients’ outcomes, how often they were performed, and toward which sphere of influence they were directed. How much time nurses devoted to specific care problems was analyzed. Frequency ratings were compared between clinical nurse specialists and acute care nurse practitioners. • Results Both groups of nurses encountered all items on the experience inventory. Clinical nurse specialists were more experienced than acute care nurse practitioners. The largest difference was that clinical nurse specialists rated as more critical activities involving clinical judgment and clinical inquiry whereas acute care nurse practitioners focused primarily on clinical judgment. • Conclusions Certification initiatives should reflect differences between clinical nurse specialists and acute care nurse practitioners.

Perceptions of Physicians, Nurses, and Respiratory Therapists About the Role of Acute Care Nurse Practitioners

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 480-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie A. Hoffman ◽  
Mary Beth Happ ◽  
Carmella Scharfenberg ◽  
Dana DiVirgilio-Thomas ◽  
Frederick J. Tasota
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Medical Management ◽  
Management Teams ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Respiratory Therapists ◽  
Attending Physicians ◽  
Weaning Protocols ◽  
Family Focus

• Background Information about the contributions of acute care nurse practitioners to medical management teams in critical care settings is limited.• Objective To examine contributions of acute care nurse practitioners to medical management of critically ill patients from the perspectives of 3 disciplines: medicine, respiratory care, and nursing.• Methods Attending physicians, respiratory therapists, and nurses in 2 intensive care units were asked to list 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages of collaborative care provided by acute care nurse practitioners. Qualitative methods (coding/constant comparative analysis) were used to identify common themes and subthemes. Overall response rate was 35% (from 69% for attending physicians to 26% for nurses).• Results Responses were grouped into 4 main themes: accessibility, competence/knowledge, care coordination/communication, and system issues. Acute care nurse practitioners were valued for their accessibility, expertise in routine daily management of patients, and ability to meet patient/family needs, especially for “long-stay” patients. Also, they were respected for their commitment to providing quality care and for their communication skills, exemplified through teaching of nursing staff, patient/family involvement, and fluency in weaning protocols. Physicians valued acute care nurse practitioners’ continuity of care, patient/family focus, and commitment. Nurses valued their accessibility, commitment, and patient/family focus. Respiratory therapists valued their accessibility, commitment, and consistency in implementing weaning protocols.• Conclusion Responses reflected unique advantages of acute care nurse practitioners as members of medical management teams in critical care settings. Despite perceptions of the acute care nurse practitioner’s role as medically oriented, the themes reflect a clear nursing focus.

A collaborative program for advanced practice in trauma/critical care nursing

1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
V Keough ◽  
J Jennrich ◽  
K Holm ◽  
W Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Nurse Practitioner ◽  
Practice Nurse ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Standards Of Care ◽  
Advanced Practice ◽  
Advanced Practice Nurse ◽  
Care Nurse

The students and faculty enrolled in the first TNP class have set a standard for future TNPs: a rigorous course of education with advanced practice and scholarship within an advanced practice collaborative model. Because of the increasingly number of trauma victims and the highly specialized care they require, nurses must come forward and provide quality care. The TNPs and their faculty must promote further recognition of the TNP role, become leaders in the field of acute care, and continue to develop and maintain collaborative relationship with physicians in support of advanced practice nursing in many areas of tertiary care. The first three graduates of the trauma/critical care practitioner class are now employed in advanced practice roles and are applying their education within trauma/critical care settings. Two of the students are trauma nurse practitioners in a community hospital, and one is a critical care nurse practitioner in a university hospital. Currently, there is an acute care nurse practitioner certification examination that is appropriate for nurses in the field of trauma/critical care. Co-sponsored by the AACN Certification Corporation and the American Nurses Credentialing Center, this examination is offered twice a year, in June and October. AACN is active in supporting and promoting the TNP role and, in conjunction with the American Nurses Association, has developed new standards of care and scope of practice to include this expanded role for the advanced practice nurse. The future for this exciting and demanding role looks bright for the advanced practice nurse interested in the care of the acutely ill patient. The time is right for this collaboration between nurses and physicians.

scholarly journals The association between self-declared acute care surgery services and critical care resources: Results from a national survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. 84-90
Author(s):  
Ashley M. Tameron ◽  
Kevin B. Ricci ◽  
Wendelyn M. Oslock ◽  
Amy P. Rushing ◽  
Angela M. Ingraham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Acute Care Surgery ◽  
Care Surgery

Critical Care in Acute Care Surgery

2017 ◽  
pp. 277-290
Author(s):  
Kathryn L. Butler ◽  
George Velmahos
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Acute Care Surgery ◽  
Care Surgery

scholarly journals Electroencephalogram patterns in critical care: A primer for acute care doctors

2020 ◽  
pp. 175114372094945
Author(s):  
Dustin Anderson ◽  
Jeffrey D Jirsch ◽  
Matt B Wheatley ◽  
Peter G Brindley
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Burst Suppression ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Epileptiform Discharges ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Additional Testing ◽  
Precious Resource ◽  
Electrographic Seizures ◽  
Common Understanding

Electroencephalograms are commonly ordered by acute care doctors but not always understood. Other reviews have covered when and how to perform electroencephalograms. This primer has a different, unique, and complementary goal. We review basic electroencephalogram interpretation and terminology for nonexperts. Our goal is to encourage common understanding, facilitate inter specialty collaboration, dispel common misunderstandings, and inform the current and future use of this precious resource. This primer is categorically not to replace the expert neurologist or technician. Quite the contrary, it should help explain how nuanced electroencephalogram can be, and why indiscriminate electroencephalogram is inappropriate. Some might argue not to teach nonexperts lest they overestimate their abilities or reach. We humbly submit that it is even more inappropriate to not know the basics of a test that is ordered frequently and resource intensive. We cover the characteristics of the “normal” electroencephalogram, electroencephalogram slowing, periodic epileptiform discharges (and its subtypes), burst suppression, and electrographic seizures (and its subtypes). Alongside characteristic electroencephalogram findings, we provide clinical pearls. These should further explain what the reporter is communicating and whether additional testing is beneficial. Along with teaching the basics and whetting the appetite of the general clinician, this resource could increase mutual understanding and mutual appreciation between those who order electroencephalograms and those who interpret them. While there is more to electroencephalogram than can be delivered via a single concise primer, it offers a multidisciplinary starting point for those interested in the present and future of this commonly ordered test.

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