Altin, Leyla Akbiyik, Ayşe
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Nursing in critical care
Health care workers, who worked intensively during the COVID-19 pandemic, faced some problems, including skin problems, due to the personal protective equipment (PPE) they used to control the spread of infection. This study aimed to identify the skin problems because of using PPE by nurses during the delivery of health care in three COVID-19 intens...
Egelund Hansen, Anja Lehmkuhl, Lene Højager Nielsen, Anne
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Nursing in critical care
Patient involvement in care in the intensive care unit (ICU) is complex. Knowledge about the nature and extent of patient involvement in the Intensive care unit is scarce. The aim of the study was to explore the critical care nursing staff's perception of patient involvement in their care in the ICU. A phenomenological, hermeneutic research study w...
Ozen, Nurten Sis Celik, Aslı Terzioglu, Fusun Ozen, Volkan Ozmen, Ozgur Kose, Sema Tosun, Betul Dogan, Nazim Ardic, Busra Atabeyoglu Cimen, Bahar
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Nursing in critical care
Various microorganisms which increase the mortality rate in the intensive care unit (ICU) cause microbial colonization of the nasogastric tube (NGT) and use the NGT as a reservoir. To detect the colonization on the NGT and to determine the effect that training regarding hand hygiene, NGT management, and enteral feeding (EF) provided to ICU nurses a...
de Oliveira Pinheiro, Carlos Eduardo Carneiro E Silva, Rosimeire Silva de Sousa, Fernanda Raphael Escobar Gimen... Mantilla, Natalia Pimentel Moreno Silva, Nauara Naissa Duarte de Assis, Stefanny Furtado do Prado, Patrícia Rezende
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The validity of a nursing diagnosis depends on a continuous investigation process in different populations to provide clinical evidence. The risk for corneal injury nursing diagnosis was approved in 2013 and only reviewed in 2017, demonstrating the need to perform a clinical validation to improve it. To perform a causal validation of the risk for c...
Price, Ann M McAndrew, Natalie S Thaqi, Qendresa Kirk, Mary Brysiewicz, Petra Eggenberger, Sandra Naef, Rahel
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Nursing in critical care
Family engagement positively impacts patient and family members' experiences of care and health outcomes. While partnering with families denotes best practice in intensive care units (ICUs), its full adoption requires improvement. A better understanding of the factors that influence the implementation of family engagement practices is necessary. To...
Lewis, Megan Cumming, Luke Twose, Paul
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Nursing in critical care
Mobilization is a key component in the recovery of those admitted to critical care. However, previous research has demonstrated challenges in the implementation of mobilization within critical care, including staff knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours. The aim of the current study was to explore the perceived barriers and limitations to mobilizatio...
Shaffi, Danielle Driver, Kimberley Shaw Núñez, Emma
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Nursing in critical care
The COVID-19 pandemic placed unprecedented stress on the National Health Service and critical care units including those with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) facility as this intervention had proved successful with H1N1 patients in 2009. To successfully care for the influx of ECMO patients, an ECMO clinical support team (ECST) formed by ...
Cui, Nianqi Gan, Xiuni Huang, Sufang Chu, Zhe Chen, Dandan Zhang, Yuping Lan, Meijuan Jin, Jingfen
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Nursing in critical care
The values and preferences of stakeholders are crucial in the development of guidelines. The aim of this study was to investigate stakeholders' values and preferences regarding draft recommendations for adapted physical restraint guidelines in China. This survey research was carried out at four university-affiliated comprehensive hospitals based in...
Kelly, Sioban Garner, Jayne Treadway, Victoria Sadera, Girendra
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Nursing in critical care
The importance of appropriate communication skills within a health care setting rests upon the need for effective information sharing. When successful, this provides a supportive working environment for staff and has a positive impact on patient care and outcomes. The purpose of this study was to explore how knowledge/evidence is acquired, shared, ...
McEvoy, Natalie L Latour, Jos M
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