Critical care nursing clinics of North America
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Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am · Mar 2005
ReviewUsing simulation to teach resuscitation: an important patient safety tool.
Learning resuscitation scenarios using high-fidelity simulation can have a positive impact on real-life learning for health care professionals. Simulation sessions encourage knowledge acquisition and critical thinking for nursing students, experienced nurses, nurse anesthetists, physicians, and respiratory therapists. A novice to expert theoretical perspective can be accomplished without anxiety over scenario outcome. Results of educational endeavors support simulation use, but continued research is needed to substantiate learner outcome and technologic value.
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Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am · Mar 2005
ReviewUse of vasopressors in the treatment of cardiac arrest.
Intervention for cardiac arrest may require intervention for electrical abnormalities or hemodynamic instability. These actions can result in ineffective cardiac functioning and systemic hypotension. Vasopressors are capable of improving severe hypotension that can result from reduced cardiovascular contractility or heart rate. These vasopressor actions are critical to successful resuscitation efforts for patients.
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Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am · Mar 2005
ReviewMedication safety issues in the emergency department.
Medications used in emergency medicine are often "high alert" medications that have to be handled with deliberation. These medications, used every day in the emergency department, are associated with numerous errors. ⋯ This makes it important for emergency department nurses and health care professionals to develop and implement mechanisms for preventing error. Safety data has shown that these "high alert" medications must be handled appropriately.