American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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Satisfaction With Elimination of all Visitation Restrictions in a Mixed-Profile Intensive Care Unit.
Open and patient-tailored guidelines have been recommended as the preferred visitation model in critical care settings; however, many critical care units continue to restrict visitation. ⋯ Elimination of even minimal restrictions on visitation hours improved family satisfaction and improved nurses' perceptions of family satisfaction with the visitation policy. Nurses' satisfaction did not change. These findings support open and patient-centered visitation guidelines in critical care settings.
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Among nurses, skill retention after an electrocardiography blended-learning course is unknown. ⋯ Skill retention and competence in electrocardiographic interpretation were intermediate and correlated with baseline self-assessment. Electrocardiographic interpretation, measurement, and interventions should be reinforced at the bedside.