Nursing in critical care
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Nursing in critical care · Jan 2015
Weaning from mechanical ventilation: factors that influence intensive care nurses' decision-making.
The aim of the study was to describe the factors that influence intensive care nurses' decision-making when weaning patients from mechanical ventilation. ⋯ The individual overall assessment of the patient enabled nursing care from a holistic perspective. Furthermore, the weaning process can be more effective and potential suffering reduced by creating awareness of the care culture's impact on the decision-making process.