Intensive & critical care nursing : the official journal of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Apr 2018
Sustainability of a nurse-driven early progressive mobility protocol and patient clinical and psychological health outcomes in a neurological intensive care unit.
To determine sustainable impact of an early progressive mobility protocol on mobility level and clinical outcomes. ⋯ Ongoing implementation of an early mobility programme in a neurological intensive care environment led to sustained improvement in patients' level of mobility, length of unit and hospital stay, depression, anxiety and hostility levels.
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Apr 2018
Family-centered bereavement practices in Danish intensive care units: a cross-sectional national survey.
Mortality in Danish intensive care units (ICUs) continues at 27%, resulting in a large number of bereaved family members being cared for in the ICU. ⋯ Most ICUs in Denmark offered bereavement follow-up services, but these varied in their approach, were not evidence-based, and lacked formal evaluation. More systematic quality improvement of bereavement practices is required.
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Apr 2018
The contents of a patient diary and its significance for persons cared for in an ICU: A qualitative study.
The aim of this study was to describe the contents of a patient diary and its significance for persons cared for in an ICU. ⋯ What formerly critically ill patients appreciate most about the diary is that the diary is personally written, which makes them feel confirmed and valuable as a person. Guidelines for how and when a diary should be written and used would likely encourage critical care nurses and relatives to write in it.