Essays about: "critical-care nurses"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words critical-care nurses.

1. 1. Could the use of ICU diaries be a tool to strengthen the nurse-patient relationship in ICU?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Anestesiologi och intensivvård

   Author : Benjamin Rinius; Sandra Laxmana; [2022]
   Keywords : Intensive care unit; Intensive care unit diary; Nurse-patient relation; Fundamentals of care; Intensivvårdsavdelning; IVA dagbok; Sjuksköterska-patient relation; Fundamentals of care;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT  Background: ICU diaries are initiated by critical care nurses to document events that take place during patients’ ICU stays with the aim to help patients recall memories of what happened. The relationship dimension in the Fundamentals of Care (FoC) framework begins with the ability of nurses to connect with patients, and through this connection, nurses try to meet and help the patient to meet his/her fundamental needs. READ MORE

3. 2. Specialist nurse’s glycemic control in critically ill patients : A scoping review

   University essay from Röda Korsets Högskola

   Author : Lorena Lucia Papalardo-Werther; Elin Nilsson; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Background: Stress induced hyperglycemia is a major global problem in the critical care setting and is strongly associated with adverse outcomes. Glycemic control is a complex task, and while there exist plenty of studies on the appropriate measures of dealing with it, the knowledge about factors influencing Stress induced hyperglycemia is still limited. READ MORE

4. 3. Intensive care nurses’ experiences of working during the COVID-19 pandemic: : A Qualitative Metasynthesis

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för omvårdnad

   Author : Sara Melander; [2021]
   Keywords : Intensive care nurse; Nursing; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Experiences; Pandemic; Adaptation Model.  ;

   Abstract : Background: COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by WHO in March 2020. Intensive care nurses challenges were to treat critically ill infected with the virus, were the knowledge of treatment, protective gear, spread of infection and mortality was unknown. They were unsure about how the pandemic would progress and the information was inexplicit. READ MORE

5. 4. Critical care Nurses Experiences of Taking Reports of Patients From Other Units

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för vård, arbetsliv och välfärd

   Author : Chidiogo Ezennaya; [2019]
   Keywords : communication; reporting; patients safety; critical care unit;

   Abstract : The critical care unit (CCU) is a unit where different health care professionals work together to care for the patient efficiently. A lot of studies in the past have shown that good communication and transfer of information from one health care professional to the other is an essential aspect in the transfer of a patients care. READ MORE

6. 5. Creating a community of practice to prevent readmissions : An improvement work on shared learning between an intensive care unit and a surgical ward

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/The Jönköping Academy for Improvement of Health and Welfare; Högskolan i Jönköping/HHJ. Kvalitetsförbättring och ledarskap inom hälsa och välfärd

   Author : Thomas Lupaszkoi Hizden; [2016]
   Keywords : improvement knowledge; improvement project; communities of practice; intensive care; critical care outreach service; critical care nurses;

   Abstract : Background ICU readmissions within 72 hours after discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU) is a problem because this leads to higher mortality and longer hospital stays. This is a particular problem for the hospital studied for this thesis because there are only three fully equipped ICU beds available. READ MORE