Critical care nurse
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Kevin Xuereb, RN, is a staff nurse in the burn intensive care unit at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Hospital in New York.
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One of the patient characteristics in the AACN Synergy Model is vulnerability. Vulnerability is defined in the model as the susceptibility to actual or potential stressors that may adversely affect patients' outcomes. The risk of vulnerability increases in older patients in critical care units.
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Critical care nurse · Jun 2015
EditorialProgressive mobility as a team effort in transitional care.
With changing health care, progressive care nurses are working in diverse practice settings to meet patient care needs. Progressive care is practiced along the continuum from the intensive care unit to home. ⋯ The program's goals are improved functional status, self-care management, and home discharge with reduced risk for hospital readmission. The core culture of the program is interdisciplinary collaboration and team partnership for care of patients and their families.