Intensive & critical care nursing : the official journal of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Dec 2017
Observational StudyDevelopment of the Nurses' Care Coordination Competency Scale for mechanically ventilated patients in critical care settings in Japan: Part 2 Validation of the scale.
To confirm the validity and reliability of the nurses' care coordination competency draft scale for mechanically ventilated patients in Japan. ⋯ The Nurses' Care Coordination Competency Scale with four factors and 22 items had sufficient validity and reliability. The scale could make care coordination visible in nursing practice. Future research on the relationship between this scale and patient outcomes is needed.
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Dec 2017
Development of the Nurses' Care Coordination Competency Scale for mechanically ventilated patients in critical care settings in Japan: Part 1 Development of a measuring instrument.
To develop a draft scale measuring nurses' care coordination competency for care of mechanically ventilated patients in critical care settings. ⋯ These findings could be utilised to educate and train nursesand establish the awareness that coordinating care is the nurses' responsibility. Future research focusing on its validity and reliability are needed.
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Dec 2017
Thank you letters from patients in an intensive care unit: From the expression of gratitude to an applied ethic of care.
Patients' perception of an intensive care unit stay can lead to a better understanding of the expectations and needs of patients hospitalised in intensive care so that care for critically ill patients can be adapted and improved. Thank you letters are sources of original information which come directly and spontaneously from patients. ⋯ Thank you letters give a rich insight into how the patients perceived their stay in intensive care unit. Letters from patients give direct feedback on the quality of care provided, contribute to give meaning to work and raise the question of what the core values of care should be for all concerned in the healthcare providers-patients relationship.
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Dec 2017
Impact of prior ICU experience on ICU patient family members' psychological distress: A descriptive study.
To determine if current levels of anxiety, depression and acute stress disorder symptoms differ significantly among family members of intensive-care-unit patients depending upon previous intensive-care experience. ⋯ Results of this study show that family members' psychological distress is higher with previous familial or personal intensive-care experience. Nurses need to assess for psychological distress in ICU family members and identify those who could benefit from additional support services provided in collaboration with multidisciplinary support professionals.
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Dec 2017
A survey of next of kin needs of trauma patients admitted to Intensive Care Units in South Africa.
To conduct a cross-sectional survey of next of kin needs of critically injured trauma patients admitted to Intensive Care Units in South Africa. ⋯ The next of kin have a great number of needs that are currently not being met (both in the state and the private hospital and these needs actually increase over time. This study can help nurses understand the needs of next of kin in the Intensive Care Unit and that these needs change over the hospitalization period.