Critical care nurse
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Critical care nurse · Dec 2018
Navigating Communication Challenges in Clinical Practice: A New Approach to Team Education.
Cultivating a healthy work environment and upholding patient safety are important priorities in health care. Challenges in workplace communication are common and affect staff well-being and patient outcomes. Previous interventions have focused on organizational issues and work-life balance. ⋯ Our approach to communication and workplace challenges is relevant, user-friendly, and feasible. Difficult topics are addressed in real time, with clinicians learning interprofessionally.
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Critical care nurse · Oct 2018
Implementation of a Clinical Pathway to Reduce Rates of Postextubation Stridor.
Unsuccessful extubation is associated with increased intensive care unit and hospital length of stays, hospital costs, morbidity, and mortality. The most common cause of reintubation is laryngeal edema, often evidenced by postextubation stridor. ⋯ The clinical pathway implemented in the neurocritical care unit was safe and effective in reducing rates of reintubation and reintubation due to postextubation stridor.