摘要:

Patients with acute inferior myocardial infarction (IMI), complicated by a more extensive right ventricular infarction (RVI), have an increased risk of both complications and mortality. The critical care nurse plays an important role in 1) the early detection of RVI and 2) the management of the common hemodynamic and conduction disturbances that can typically arise.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1995

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Critical care patients experience both pain and anxiety related to their acute illness or injury and some painful treatments. Research on music therapy has shown that it can decrease pain and anxiety in critical care patients. This author suggests practice changes based on the body of research, which investigated the use of music.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1995

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Objective monitoring of the response to neuromuscular blocking agents is essential to ensure the patient receives the maximum benefit from the drug without harm. Peripheral nerve stimulation using a train-of-four mode of four quick pulses is an intervention the critical care nurse uses at the bedside to monitor the level of neuromuscular blockage for each patient. The nurse can use this objective evaluation and a dosage protocol to titrate effective levels of neuromuscular blocking agents for ventilated patients

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1995

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1995

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Dealing with the anguish of family members who stand at the threshold of the awareness that their loved one is in danger of dying requires great ingenuity on the part of the critical care nurse. This article describes a phenomenon called “realization impact,” which is a process through which family members proceed before facing the fact that their family member could die. An understanding of the realization impact phenomenon can facilitate transactions (defined as the purposeful interaction toward a common goal) between the critical care nurse and the family members of patients in danger of dying.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1995

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1995

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1995

数据来源: OVID