Category: Critical Care

Intensive Care Unit: Evidence-Based Practice Environment Table of Contents Workplace EBP Practices Resources Available at Work Unit/Space Recommendations Conclusion References Workplace My workplace is a mixed Intensive Care Unit or ICU. It is a relatively large unit with 12 beds. The unit stations high-risk, low-risk, and rising-risk trauma, medical, and surgical patients. The unit has…

Moral Distress and Effects on Critical Care Nurses Introduction Wiegand and Funk (2014) explored the moral distress experiences of nurses, the causes of such experiences, and the effects they had on nurses practice, attitude, and future decisions and actions. The research questions were, (a) What situations caused moral distress for critical care nurses? (b) What…

The Needs of Family Members of Patients in Intensive Care Table of Contents Yinet Literature Review Paper PICOT Question Critical Illness The magnitude of the Problem Interventions Conclusion References Yinet Literature Review Paper Critical illness denotes a severe condition that is usually fatal (McAdam, Fontaine, White, Dracup, & Puntillo, 2012). Therefore, critical illness signifies a…

Electronic Intensive Care Unit Benefits An Electronic Intensive Care Unit (eICU) represents a type of a healthcare setting that uses the latest technologies with the purpose of providing top quality care to patients. Key goals of eICUs are making sure that care is being provided in multiple facilities, that the clinical expertise is optimized to…

Safe Medication in Intensive Care Unit The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides various clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for physicians, nurses, and other parties involved in patient care. For this paper, safe medication use in intensive care units (ICUs) the CPG was selected due to its relevance to the current needs of inpatient…

Evidence-Based Practice Employed in Intensive Care In contemporary society, evidence-based nursing is very important because of the increased public demand for nurses and other medical professionals to be held accountable for their medical practices. Besides, the evidence-based practice should be adopted by the healthcare centers to ensure that quality services are provided to the patients,…

Childrens Weight Estimation in Intensive Care Units According to the study narrative and Figure 1 in the Flannigan et al. (2014) study, does the APLS UK formulae under- or overestimate the weight of children younger than 1 year of age? According to the narrative and Figure 1 in the Flannigan et al. (2014) study, the…

Hand Hygiene Compliance in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Table of Contents Introduction Comparison of Research Questions Comparison of Sample Populations Comparison of the Limitations Conclusion References Introduction The non-observance of hygiene rules by medical personnel is an actual topic for discussion since the prevalence of infections is higher in those healthcare facilities where employees do…

Team Nursing Model in Intensive Care Unit The success of patient care efforts is inextricably connected with the effective selection and use of the models of nursing care delivery. Such models describe the basic principles used to organize care and distribute responsibilities. If I were the manager of the ICU where I work, I would…

Dry Eye in Critical Care: Evidence-Based Practice Table of Contents Purpose of the Study Research & Design Sample Data Collection Data Analysis Limitations Findings/Discussion Reading Research Literature Reference Purpose of the Study A common problem for ICU patients is dry eye due to their conditions, such as being comatose or medications (diuretics, sedatives) that block…