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The effect of intensive care nursing interventions on the intracranial pressure in children with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury
… was to examine the effects of selected routine nursing interventions - endotracheal suctioning and manual ventilation (ETSMV), log-rolling, eye care, mouth care and washing - on the intracranial pressure (ICP) in children with traumatic brain injury. Design Prospective observational study over …
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Application of case study methodology in the context of undergraduate critical care nursing education
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Off-Shift Nursing and Quality Patient Outcomes
Acute care hospitals function 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week. A majority of that time is characterized as off-shifts (i.e., nights, weekends, and/or holidays). Researchers have found that patient outcomes are generally worse on off-shifts as compared to regular hours. However, the underlying …
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Multidimensional approach to nurse client communication in two Malaysian intensive care units
Communication among patients and nurses m the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has received extensive attention in the nursing research literature. These studies have identified numerous factors both enhancing and impeding effective nurse client communication. Despite the extensive research attention paid …
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Parents' views of their own needs during their newborns' stay on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
… during their newborns' stay on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). A descriptive, small scale explorative design, incorporating a mixture of qualitative and quantitative approaches was adopted. The study involved a convenience sample of thirteen participants (5 couples and 3 mothers). A …
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Early vascular access in the critical adult : intraosseous and intravenous approaches.
… of the route. It is recommended that health care professionals should be educated both theoretically and practically on the use of this route during emergency situations.
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Study of the Basic Knowledge Level of Critical Care Nurses
… between the nurse's level of basic critical care nursing knowledge and the following variables: basic educational preparation, critical care nursing experience, cumulative nursing experience, specific critical care unit experience, and certification in critical care nursing. A convenience …
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A CNS-led intervention to improve rates of respiratory mechanical device-related pressure injuries in critically ill patients : a DNP project
… of pre-and post-intervention surveys of nursing comfort with ETT movement/assessments, implementation of a standardized turn clock to have all ETTs in the same location and moved every 2-3 hours, and job aids related to the assessment and documentation of ETT movement. Results: The …
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Doctor of nursing practice (DNP) quality improvement (QI) project : implementation of a nurse-driven bedside swallow screening protocol in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU)
… increased risk of complications. In pediatric intensive care units (PICUs), reliance on speech-language pathology (SLP) consultation may delay timely evaluation and intervention. Standardized nurse-driven bedside swallow screening protocols are well established in adult populations but remain …
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The influence of peer mentoring on critical care nursing students' learning outcomes
… for the Degree in Masters of Technology in Nursing, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2015.
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A success story in shifting the paradigm together : partnership between service and education in building an onsite clinical nurse leader program
… programs for the working professional nurse. Nursing education has a history of developing and implementing strategies to respond to their needs beyond the traditional, on campus classroom setting. Nursing programs were early adopters of distance learning technologies, from the first two-way …
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Mastery learning and the essentials of critical care orientation : a heuristic participant evaluation
… of the web-based Essentials of Critical Care Orientation (ECCO) program using two research questions: (1) How well does the ECCO adhere to Bloom's theory of mastery learning and instruction; and (2) What effect, if any, does this have on the participant RN? Evaluation findings …
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The impact of moral distress on the provision of nursing care amongst critical care nurses in the eThekwini District
… for the Degree in Master of Health Sciences in Nursing, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2016.
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An Observational Investigation of On-Duty Critical Care Nurses' Information Behavior in a Nonteaching Community Hospital
Critical care nurses work in an environment rich in informative interactions. Although there have been post hoc self-report survey studies of nurses' information seeking, there have been no observational studies of the patterns and content of their on-duty information behavior. This study used …
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Pediatric Intensive Care Nurses : Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-Like Symptoms
… just such a critical incident for pre-hospital care personnel (Linton, Webb, & Kommor, 1988). Nurses, as well as emergency physicians and support staff have also been found to experience similar stressors for extended lengths of times (Whitley, 1989; Whitley, Allison, & Gallery, 1991). Horowitz, …
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Experiences of non-critical care trained professional nurses deployed to work in the intensive care units during the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
Dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2022.
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