摘要:

The shortage of nurses has made finding well-qualified critical care nurses difficult. While some medical centers have been very aggressive in recruitment and retention strategies, others have looked for “quick fixes”. Some of these instant solutions to critical care nursing shortages place unqualified nurses in critical care units. All critical care nurses need to expand their role to evaluate the safety of new nurses in our intensive care units (ICUs). We have a professional obligation to regulate the practice of nurses in our profession and an ethical as well as legal one to assure competency of nurses caring for the patients.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1992

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Chest trauma causes death in 25% of all victims of traumatic injury in the United States each year.1,2Important signs and symptoms of chest trauma may not occur until 48 hours after injury.12,13A chest trauma algorithm can heighten the critical care nurse's knowledge of the signs and symptoms of chest trauma and ultimately save lives.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1992

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1992

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Treatment of the patient with organophosphate poisoning represents a challenge for the critical care nurse. Organophosphate poisoning can be reversed and the complications prevented by careful assessment and aggressive nursing care.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1992

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Faced with concerns such as increasing technological sophistication, quality of life, and allocation of resources, the authors completed a study to describe the pediatric intensive care nurse's view of common ethical dilemmas encountered in practice.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1992

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1992

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Neuromuscular blocking agents are commonly used in many Intensive Care Units (ICU) today to induce temporary paralysis in mechanically ventilated patients. Yet, we do not know what the patients experience or remember from this situation. This study investigates recollections of pediatric patients and offers suggestions on how to better meet the needs of these critically ill children while they are under pharmacological paralysis.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1992

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Here is a critical care case with an ethical analysis by one of our DCCN ethical consultants. Part 1 is the case situation, while Part 2 includes the analysis and suggestions on ways to handle this type of ethical situation.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1992

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1992

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1992

数据来源: OVID