摘要:

Guiding a patient safely through the process of weaning from an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) requires knowledge that goes beyond understanding the device's purpose and mechanisms. Critical care nurses are responsible for coordinating multidisciplinary care throughout the patient's IABP therapy, assessing and supporting the patient throughout the weaning process, and making determinations about the rate of—and the patient's response to—weaning. This article presents an algorithm for critical care nurses who must make decisions before and during the weaning process.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

An implanted electrode that delivers low-voltage electrical current to the spinal cord appears to be effective in reducing angina symptoms and improving quality of life in patients who are not candidates for bypass surgery. This article describes the technology and which patients can benefit from it.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

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Unrelieved pain in critically ill patients can increase mortality, morbidity, length of stay, and use of resources. This article reviews the physiologic basis of acute pain and the pathophysiologic sequelae that may ensue when critically ill patients experience acute pain. The author recommends strategies critical care nurses and advanced practice nurses can use to provide effective analgesia and potentially improve patient outcomes.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

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Family needs during critical illness have been a major focus of nursing research, yet the unique needs of families living in rural America still need to be investigated. This study sought to identify the needs of families in rural southern Appalachia and compare these findings to those from a study that identified the needs of families in a large metropolitan medical center. We found 13 needs to be significantly different between the rural and urban samples and suggest strategies that rural and urban critical care nurses and advanced practices nurses can use to care for families of critically ill patients from rural areas.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

This assessment tool can help nurses identify the reasons a patient may require restraint, and find alternative or less-restrictive measures. After using it for 13 months, the staff from one hospital reduced restraint use by 95%—to less than 1% of total patient days.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

This chart contains contact information for major nursing organizations.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Nurses want to provide pain management for pediatric patients, but different approaches lead to inconsistent pain management. This article presents a pediatric pain management clinical pathway developed as a result of research in the pediatric intensive care unit and based on pain management research. Using this pathway can help nurses deliver consistent pain management to pediatric patients.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID