Intensive & critical care nursing : the official journal of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Oct 2015
Nursing job satisfaction, certification and healthcare-associated infections in critical care.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between nursing job satisfaction and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in adult critical care. ⋯ This study provides preliminary evidence to support the relationship between nursing job satisfaction and HAIs in critical care, although some relationships were counterintuitive. A secondary finding included significant relationships between CCRN certified nurses and HAIs.
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Oct 2015
Contributors to fatigue in patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support: A descriptive correlational study.
To describe levels of fatigue and explore clinical factors that might contribute to fatigue in critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation. ⋯ Illness severity and more frequent sedative administration were related to higher fatigue ratings in these mechanically ventilated patients.
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Oct 2015
Intensive care nurses' opinions and current practice in relation to delirium in the intensive care setting.
Delirium is a frequently encountered syndrome that negatively impacts on the well-being of the critically ill patient. Although international guidelines promote delirium monitoring, little is known regarding Irish intensive care (ICU) nurses' opinions and current practice in relation to delirium monitoring. ⋯ The findings provide further evidence of the theory practice gap that is likely to exist internationally in settings where best practice guidelines on the management of delirium in the ICU setting are not implemented.