Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN
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Pulmonary artery catheters pose significant risks for patients. This article describes how nurses can use their detective skills in concert with--or instead of--a pulmonary artery catheter.
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A nurse-manager of a busy urban emergency department (ED) recounts a $10.7 million complete renovation and expansion that added close to 20,000 square feet to the unit. Advice includes how to plan for security and equipment needs, create a design that exceeds expectations, get the ED through the ambitious construction phase--and anticipate the personal needs that accompany added responsibility.
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Dimens Crit Care Nurs · Jul 2000
The effect of critical care hospitalization on family members: stress and responses.
Family members of intensive care patients may experience stressors that threaten both personal health and family integrity. This study found that family members endure multiple concurrent stressors and exhibit numerous behavioral responses, including changes in eating, sleeping, activity, and family roles and responsibilities. Nurses can promote family integrity with interventions that address these behavioral changes and promote normal behavior patterns.