Critical Care Nurses' Beliefs about the Discharge Planning Process Questionnaire

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary Watts ◽  
Jane Pierson ◽  
Heather Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Discharge Planning ◽  
Critical Care Nurses

Discharge planning for the patient with a new tracheostomy

1990 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 73-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
EB Wilson ◽  
N Malley
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Discharge Planning ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Discharge Care ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Hospital To Home ◽  
Discharge From Hospital

A patient with a new tracheostomy will face threatening changes upon discharge from hospital support. Nurses, particularly in the critical care unit, frequently and closely support a patient and family through new and often difficult situations during hospitalization. The patient leaving the hospital with a new tracheostomy will face problems with secretion management, increased risk of infections, alterations in body image, and impaired vocalization. To ensure a safe transition from the hospital to home, the patient and family must demonstrate competence in all aspects of tracheostomy care, must be able to recognize signs and symptoms that should be reported to the physician, and must have adequate support at home (such as homecare nurses, properly functioning equipment, and access to necessary supplies). These "musts" form the basis of the discharge care plan. Nurses can help a patient successfully manage these problems through comprehensive discharge planning. Although the critical care nurses who initiate the multidisciplinary discharge planning process may not remain involved in that process throughout the patient's hospitalization, their early efforts can provide an orderly, comprehensive discharge plan optimally suited to ensure that the patient and family acquire the necessary skills, confidence, supplies, and support for the eventual transition home. The information, encouragement, skills demonstrations, and referrals to other resources that critical care nurses provide help the patient adjust to a new tracheostomy.

How do critical care nurses define the discharge planning process?

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary J. Watts ◽  
Jane Pierson ◽  
Heather Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Discharge Planning ◽  
Critical Care Nurses

Factors that enhance or impede critical care nurses’ discharge planning practices

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 302-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary Watts ◽  
Heather Gardner ◽  
Jane Pierson
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Discharge Planning ◽  
Critical Care Nurses

Co-ordination of the discharge planning process in critical care

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 194-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary Watts ◽  
Jane Pierson ◽  
Heather Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Discharge Planning

Adverse Events Reporting System as Experienced by Critical-Care Nurses in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thusile Mabel Gqaleni ◽  
Busisiwe Rosemary Bhengu
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Family Involvement ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Life Threatening

Critically ill patients admitted to critical-care units (CCUs) might have life-threatening or potentially life-threatening problems. Adverse events (AEs) occur frequently in CCUs, resulting in compromised quality of patient care. This study explores the experiences of critical-care nurses (CCNs) in relation to how the reported AEs were analysed and handled in CCUs. The study was conducted in the CCUs of five purposively selected hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A descriptive qualitative design was used to obtain data through in-depth interviews from a purposive sample of five unit managers working in the CCUs to provide a deeper meaning of their experiences. This study was a part of a bigger study using a mixed-methods approach. The recorded qualitative data were analysed using Tesch’s content analysis. The main categories of information that emerged during the data analysis were (i) the existence of an AE reporting system, (ii) the occurrence of AEs, (iii) the promotion of and barriers to AE reporting, and (iv) the handling of AEs. The findings demonstrated that there were major gaps that affected the maximum utilisation of the reporting system. In addition, even though the system existed in other institutions, it was not utilised at all, hence affecting quality patient care. The following are recommended: (1) a non-punitive and non-confrontational system should be promoted, and (2) an organisational culture should be encouraged where support structures are formed within institutions, which consist of a legal framework, patient and family involvement, effective AE feedback, and education and training of staff.

The Effect of Alarm Fatigue Nursing Management Protocol on Critical Care Nurses' Experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 224-241
Author(s):  
Amina Mohamed Abdel Fatah Sliman ◽  
Wafaa Wahdan Abd El-Aziz ◽  
Hend Elsayed Mansour
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Nursing Management ◽  
Alarm Fatigue ◽  
Management Protocol
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