Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN
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Dimens Crit Care Nurs · Mar 1991
Case ReportsEnsuring a safe ICU stay for your confused elderly patient.
When elderly patients who are admitted to a Coronary Care Unit become confused, they not only become nursing management problems, they are also at increased risk of further injury and even death. Critical care nurses who are knowledgeable regarding assessing, preventing, and treating confusion can prevent complications for these vulnerable patients.
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Many legal implications related to standards of care exist for the critical care nurse. This article tells how care standards are derived and used in the legal system, describes important legal concepts, and gives samples of actual court testimony by nurses about endotracheal tube cuff care.