Essays about: "critical-care patients"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 essays containing the words critical-care patients.

  1. 6. Variable expiration control for an intensive care ventilator

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk teknik

    Author : Johanna Kilander; Madeleine Frisell; [2019]
    Keywords : mechanical ventilation; lung collapse; expiration control;

    Abstract : Critical care patients are often connected to ventilators, to support or replace their breathing. The ventilators deliver a mixture of gas to the patient by applying a specific volume or pressure, and then the patient exhales passively. READ MORE

  3. 7. 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

  4. 8. Implementing an Intelligent Alarm System in Intensive Care Units

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknik och hälsa (STH)

    Author : Derya Kilinc; Mattias Ghattas; [2016]
    Keywords : ICU; false alarms; alarm fatigue; intelligent alarm; smart alarm; fuzzy logic; delay; cross-check;

    Abstract : Today’s intensive care units monitor patients through the use of various medical devices, which generate a high ratio of false positive alarms due to a low alarm specificity. The false alarms have resulted in a stressful working environment for healthcare professionals that are getting more desensitized to triggered alarms and causing alarm fatigue. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Tanzanian nurses’ experiences of caring for patients with life threatening conditions at a hospital in a small community : A qualitative interview study with nurses at a hospital in Bagamoyo, Tanzania

    University essay from Ersta Sköndal högskola/Institutionen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Sara Lindgren; Rebecca Sundin; [2016]
    Keywords : Nursing; Tanzania; Critical care; Coping; Akutsjukvård; Coping; Omvårdnad; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Background: Tanzania is a low-income country where many people struggle to afford health care. Previous research on emergency health care in Tanzania shows that there are limited resources when it comes to both education in emergency care and acute care equipment. READ MORE

  6. 10. Caring for the Critically Ill at the End-of-Life : Nurses’ Experiences of Palliative Care in Brazilian ICUs – a Minor Field Study

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

    Author : Maria Tillquist; [2015]
    Keywords : family-centered critical care; palliative care; end-of-life care; ICU; nurses’ experiences; content analysis; minor field study; Brazil;

    Abstract : Background: Critical care is a relatively young speciality with its intention to treat critical illness equally all around the world. Patients admitted to ICUs receive advanced treatments in order to save lives, however some patients will pass away during critical care, which put family members in great physical and emotional distress. READ MORE