Intensive care nursing
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Intensive care nursing · Mar 1990
Educational aspects of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training.
The knowledge and skills surrounding the practice of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) have become essential to intensive care nurses and to nurses in general. With formalized training and refresher courses becoming more common in this country, it is evident that after relatively short periods of time the knowledge and skills acquired at such courses may be lost. ⋯ This paper explores some of these issues from the perspective of adult learning (andragogy). Research is cited from a wide range of sources to illustrate that CPR skill and knowledge deterioration is not unique to nursing, and that educational techniques exist which may improve current educational practices.
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Intensive care nursing · Mar 1990
A description of stressors and coping strategies among parents of critically ill children--a preliminary study.
The purpose of this preliminary study was to describe (1) perceived stressors and (2) coping strategies among parents of critically ill children. Stress and coping within this population has been subjected to little research. The research that has been reported is predominantly quantitative. ⋯ The findings of this study have highlighted deficiencies within the existing literature on stress and coping within this population. There is a need for further qualitative research in this area. This will foster the development of a better understanding of the experience of parents for caregivers and provide a foundation for further research.