Nursing in critical care
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The aim of this paper was to review the current discourse in relation to intensive care unit (ICU) delirium. In particular, it will discuss the predisposing and contributory factors associated with delirium's development as well as effects of delirium on patients, staff and family members. ⋯ Routine screening of all patients in the ICU for the presence of delirium is crucial to its successful management. Nurses are on the front line to detect, manage and even prevent delirium.
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Nursing in critical care · May 2009
ReviewTeaching anaesthetic nurses optimal force for effective cricoid pressure: a literature review.
This literature review explores the role of force and education in cricoid pressure, an essential aspect of practice for any nurse within a critical care environment. ⋯ The literature review demonstrated that the subject of cricoid pressure is relevant in critical care practice in order to ensure patient safety during RSI. Thus, all critical care nurses have a duty to gain a working knowledge on the subject if patient safety is to be maintained. This paper provides a source of information on cricoid pressure and realistic methods of maintaining best practice.