Intensive & critical care nursing : the official journal of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Oct 2014
Discharge practices for the intensive care patient: a qualitative exploration in the general ward setting.
To explore how registered nurses (RNs) in the general ward perceive discharge processes and practices for patients recently discharged from the intensive care unit (ICU). ⋯ The discharge process for patients within the ICU setting is complicated and largely underappreciated. There are fundamental, misunderstood differences in prioritisation and care of patients between the areas, with a deep understanding of practice requirements of ward based RNs not being understood. The findings of this research may be used to facilitate inter departmental communications and progress practice development.
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Aug 2014
A survey of Malaysian Critical Intensive Care Unit nurses' awareness of patients' transition experiences (PE) and transitional care practice (TCP).
Preparation of critically ill patients throughout their transition experiences in Critical Intensive Care Units (CICU) and following discharge can impact upon their recovery. However, there is little research addressing critical care nurses' awareness of patients' transition experiences. ⋯ CICU nurses need targeted transition education to enable them to anticipate patients' transitional experiences and to provide appropriate transitional care, particularly for public hospital nurses. Nursing schools need to integrate more content about critically ill patients' transition experiences into the curriculum, to ensure graduate nurses will be able to anticipate the patient's experience and provide appropriate transitional care.
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Aug 2014
Comparative StudyDoes time of transfer from critical care to the general wards affect anxiety? A pragmatic prospective cohort study.
To examine prospectively the impact of transfer time on patient anxiety. ⋯ This study suggests that transfers at night time are more anxiety provoking for patients than transfers in the day time.
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Aug 2014
Comparative StudyIntensive care nurses' perceptions of simulation-based team training for building patient safety in intensive care: a descriptive qualitative study.
To describe intensive care nurses' perceptions of simulation-based team training for building patient safety in intensive care. ⋯ Simulation-based team training makes intensive care nurses more prepared to care for severely ill patients. Team training creates a common understanding of how to work in teams with regard to patient safety.
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Aug 2014
Alarm setting for the critically ill patient: a descriptive pilot survey of nurses' perceptions of current practice in an Australian Regional Critical Care Unit.
The aim of this survey was to assess registered nurse's perceptions of alarm setting and management in an Australian Regional Critical Care Unit. ⋯ This study contributes to what is known about alarm fatigue, setting and management within a critical care environment. In addition it gives an insight as to what nurses' within a regional context consider the key factors which contribute to alarm fatigue. Clearly nursing burnout and potential patient harm are important considerations for practice especially when confronted with alarm fatigue and desensitisation. Therefore, promoting and maintaining an environment of ongoing intra-professional communication and alarm surveillance are crucial in alleviating these potential problems.