Nursing in critical care
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Nursing in critical care · May 2015
Multicenter StudyExtent and application of ICU diaries in Germany in 2014.
Diaries written for patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) have been used in many European countries since the early 1990s to support patients and their relatives in their understanding of the ICU experience. ICU diaries have been introduced in Germany since 2008 via the internet, newsletters, newspapers, lectures and publications in German nursing journals. ⋯ Implementation of ICU diaries is feasible after adjusting for cultural and legal issues.
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Nursing in critical care · Sep 2014
Multicenter StudyHow much time do nurses need to write an ICU diary?
Diaries in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) support patients and relatives during and after a stay on the ICU. Barriers to implementation of the ICU diary are workload, unwanted closeness to patients and lack of time. ⋯ Writing a diary for patients and relatives means an additional amount of time and workload, but according to the increased quality of nursing the time seems to be feasible for implementation. The measured time was self-reported, thus including possible bias for the results.
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Nursing in critical care · May 2014
Multicenter StudyNeeds and experiences of intensive care patients' families: a Saudi qualitative study.
To identify the perceived needs of Saudi families of patients in Intensive Care in relation to their culture and religion. ⋯ The recognition of family needs, experiences and situations can enhance the care provided by the critical care team to patients and families.
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Nursing in critical care · Jan 2014
Multicenter StudyKnowledge levels of intensive care nurses on prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Ventilator-associated pneumonia constitutes a significant concern for ventilated patients in the intensive care unit. ⋯ The conclusion of the study was that critical care nurses' knowledge about ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention is poor.
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Nursing in critical care · Jan 2014
Multicenter StudySouth African critical care nurses' views on end-of-life decision-making and practices.
Care of patients at the end-of-life (EOL) may be influenced by the experiences, attitudes and beliefs of nurses involved in their direct care. ⋯ Use of formal guidelines and education is recommended to increase the nurses' involvement in and their confidence in participating in EOL decisions. Educators, managers, senior nurses and other members of the multi-disciplinary team should collaborate to enable critical care nurses to become more involved in EOL care.