Category: Critical Care

Neonatal intensive care units (NICU) have in the past saved the lives of many babies who are born prematurely, with low birth weights or with different health conditions. Despite the survival chances created in the NICU, there are simultaneous risks especially as babies contained in the NICU have weak or immature body defenses. This is…

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 advocate for the implementation of the team…

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 physical mechanisms of maintaining moisture in the…

Though the use of physical restraints in acute and intensive care units is predetermined with the objective factors and working necessity, the complications resulting from the implementation of the method question its effectiveness and appropriateness. The issue of using physical restraints in health care institutions is a rather debatable topic, and some experts consider it…

The current public health crisis associated with the global pandemic of COVID-19 imposes significant ethical considerations related to justice and equality for the patients. The rising scale of the pandemic causes problems with resource allocation when providing health care to the continuously increasing number of patients impacted by the coronavirus. Therefore, changes to medical care…

Those junior medical employees who work under stressful conditions, for instance, in intensive care units, have a high workload, and, in addition to physical tiredness, nurses experience moral burnout, often referred to as compassion fatigue. While interacting with severe cases constantly, healthcare workers stresses accumulate, which may cause nervous breakdowns and other problems. To prevent…

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 three central nursing stations, two separate…

Limited access to healthcare services has been on the agenda of the modern healthcare system for quite a long, warranting the status of critical concern. Therefore, creating the Critical Access Hospital Accreditation Program as an inseparable part of the National Patient Safety Goals 2020 project was inevitable and indispensable (The Joint Commission, 2019). The program…

The Strength of Presented Evidence The articles analyzed in the previous paper examined the influence of cycled lighting on the health outcomes of patients treatment in intensive care units (ICUs). Hospital conditions, especially in ICUs, could impact patients recovery due to experienced sleep disturbance and disrupted circadian rhythm. Changing lighting to a more natural day/night…

Table of Contents Compassion Advocacy Resilience Evidence-Based Practice Summary References The intensive care unit (ICU) is a highly complex dynamic work environment that requires highly sophisticated and engaged interprofessional team functioning. Interprofessional contributions and expertise are necessary for effective treatment and patient safety in ICU. There are a variety of teams, including nurses, technical support,…