care of intensive care unit patient
A multicase study of a prolonged critical illness in the Intensive Care Unit : patient, family and nurses' trajectories : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
... the patient and the effect it has on their psychological well-being is called sentimental work, as it the effect it has on the patient which is central to this type of ...the patient is conscious and ...
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The importance of dental care in hospitalized patients in intensive care unit
... dental care (Abidia, ...oral care of patients admitted to the ICU be of utmost importance, this practice is still scarce and the amount of plaque increases, leading to the appearance of periodontal disease ...
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Development of an online course about postural care with the newborn in the neonatal intensive care unit
... Telehealth State Center of Pernambuco site. In the immersion phase, the searches on the listed databases returned 58 studies, being six selected for the scope review. The search strategy occurred through a combination of ...
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Nutrition in the intensive care unit
... One of the hallmarks of the metabolic response to injury is catabolism (negative nitrogen balance). There is acceler- ated proteolysis of skeletal muscle, which provides some of the substrate for increased hepatic ...
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Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Relatives of Intensive Care Unit Patients and the Perceived Need for Support.
... Regarding anxiety levels our study shows no statistical difference in overall scores between days 1 and 7 of admission. However, in cases that there were changes in anxiety levels, factors such as age, education, ...
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Communication of bed allocation decisions in a critical care unit and accountability for reasonableness
... critical care unit resource nurse, and the most entitled service (trauma program) all identified cir- cumstances in which they might make independent bed allocation ...critical care unit ...
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Patient care time allocation by nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the intensive care unit
... of patient care-related time, which included both billable and nonbillable ...All patient-care time was entered into the computerized billing system IM Bills (Ingenious Med, Atlanta, ...
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Using an intervention mapping approach to develop a discharge protocol for intensive care patients
... an intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with short and long-term physical impairment, cognitive deterioration, and emotional consequences for patients and their relatives ...the patient, ...
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Delirium in the intensive care unit
... maintaining patient comfort, and adequate pain control is likely to reduce the risk for delirium [45], but practitioners must strive to avoid over-sedation by administering the drugs only as ...
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Patient Misidentification in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Quantification of Risk
... national patient safety goal 1A, 2 patient identifiers are to be used whenever administering medications or blood products, taking blood samples and other specimens for clinical testing, or providing any ...
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Severe maternal morbidityand intensive care in a public sector university hospital of Tunisia
... any patient in a gravido- puerperal state requiring treatment in resuscitation unit or intensive care unit, regardless of the medical or surgical nature at any time during pregnancy, ...
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Bacterial colonization in tracheal tubes of intensive care unit patients: Study from a tertiary care centre
... The study was carried out for a period of 3 years during 2012- 2014. This ICU is 8 bedded open medical-surgical unit with two isolation rooms. Patients are admitted from within the hospital and directly from the ...
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Life with my baby in a neonatal intensive care unit: Embracing the Family Integrated Care model
... obstetrician said to me: “I don’t think you’re going to be pregnant for much longer.” Upon hearing these words, I felt my body buckle and collapse into a state of confusion. There was heaps of snow outside--not unusual ...
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End-of-life care in a pediatric intensive care unit: the impact of the development of a palliative care unit
... (EOL) care. In pediatrics, EOL care has progressively improved, especially with the development of palliative care that provides support at home or in the general ...comprehensive care and ...
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Palliative care to paralysed patients: lived experiences of registered nurses at the intensive care unit of a major care centre in a caribbean island
... palliative care for paralyzed patients are very significant because it has a negative impact on the nurses as they begin to experience a deep sense of sadness, ambivalence and helplessness as they do not know how ...
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A German national prevalence study on the cost of intensive care: an evaluation from 51 intensive care units
... into unit costs when ...per patient resulted from multiplying the mean prices (from the cost catalogue) by the frequencies and dos- ages of resources used for the individual patients derived from the ...
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Transfers from intensive care unit to hospital ward: a multicentre textual analysis of physician progress notes
... reporting patient status, relevant medical or social history, patterns that emerged during care, and future-oriented care plan) [42, ...the patient’ s story changed as notes were shorter and ...
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BACTERIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
... the patient characteristics, the duration of hospitalization, the duration of mechanical ventilation, prior exposure to antibiotic therapy, and prior colonization ...respiratory care, hand hygiene, ...
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The Implementation of Controlling in Nursing Care Management Regarding Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Bundles on Post Heart Surgery Patient in Intensive Care Unit
... From the results of the analysis, it was found that there is an effect of the application of controlling in the nursing care management to the VAP bundles in the intervention group. This is in line with the ...
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Development and evaluation of the feasibility and effects on staff, patients, and families of a new tool, the Psychosocial Assessment and Communication Evaluation (PACE), to improve communication and palliative care in intensive care and during clinical uncertainty
... trauma unit of having an approach suitable for all patients irrespective of prognosis [29], but formally integrating training, an initial assessment, and an ongoing log of ...palliative care and ICU staff ...
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