摘要:

Weaning from mechanical ventilation is physiologically and psychologically stressful for patients. The critical care nurse is in an optimal position to reduce patients' stress during this process. The findings of this exploratory study suggest practice changes—based on patients' perspectives—that help reduce patients' feelings of uncertainty and stress as they are weaned from mechanical ventilation.

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:

Nurses caring for severely burned patients need to know not only a burn injury's multisystem consequences, but also the effects and expected outcomes of burn treatment. Excision and grafting remain the primary interventions to promote wound healing, but severely burned patients may have little or no skin available for autograft harvesting. INTEGRA artificial skin, a commercial dermal regeneration template, is a new option for complete physiologic wound closure in a variety of clinical situations. This article reviews the physiologic effects, complications, and expected outcomes of INTEGRA artificial skin and compares it with other methods of closing burn wounds.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Elderly patients in critical care settings are at increased risk for nosocomial infections, especially urinary tract infections (UTIs), the most common type of nosocomial infection. Catheter-related UTIs in critically ill elderly patients present a particular challenge to the advanced practice nurse and critical care nurse in terms of clinical features, diagnosis, and management.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Lung volume reduction is a new surgical procedure for patients with severe emphysema. The hyperinflated portion of the lung or lungs is removed so the patient's chest wall and diaphragm can return to normal positions, easing breathing. This article describes the patient criteria, surgical procedure, and nursing problems and interventions related to the care of the lung volume reduction patient.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

QI work in a critical care unit where we do procedures that require conscious sedation. When we administer conscious sedation, who cares for our other patients? Each nurse is already caring for two to three patients and cannot cover another patient without jeopardizing quality patient care. Are there guideline for this type of situation?

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Today's health care environment is forcing health care providers to find ways to provide more effective and efficient care. This article describes a collaborative benchmark project that examined acute care for coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients and reduced costs and improved patient outcomes.

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

摘要:

Several studies have investigated the problem of diagnostic blood loss for patients in critical care units. This research analysis categorizes these studies according to common themes, evaluates their methodologies, and synthesizes the findings. The author recommends research-based strategies that nurses can use to reduce patients' blood loss and the risk of complications such as nosocomial anemia.

ISSN:0730-4625    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID