‘From Expert to Novice’, Perceptions of General Ward Nurses on Deployment to Outbreak Intensive Care Units during the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charmaine Jinxiu Tang ◽  
Yongxing Patrick Lin ◽  
Ee‐Yuee Chan
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
General Ward ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Expert To Novice

scholarly journals Nursing care time and quality indicators for adult intensive care: correlation analysis

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 651-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Carlos Garcia ◽  
Fernanda Maria Togeiro Fugulin
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Average Length ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Descriptive Study

The objective of this quantitative, correlational and descriptive study was to analyze the time the nursing staff spends to assist patients in Adult Intensive Care Units, as well as to verify its correlation with quality care indicators. The average length of time spent on care and the quality care indicators were identified by consulting management instruments the nursing head of the Unit employs. The average hours of nursing care delivered to patients remained stable, but lower than official Brazilian agencies' indications. The correlation between time of nursing care and the incidence of accidental extubation indicator indicated that it decreases with increasing nursing care delivered by nurses. The results of this investigation showed the influence of nursing care time, provided by nurses, in the outcome of care delivery.

scholarly journals Making ICU Research Happen: a Qualitative Descriptive Study About the Role of the Research Nurse in New Zealand Level III Intensive Care Units

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Diane Margaret Mackle
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Shared Responsibility ◽  
Research Nurse ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Research Nurses

<p>This study explored the role of the research nurse in New Zealand (NZ) Level III intensive care units (ICU). Little was known about this role in NZ prior to this study. A qualitative, descriptive approach, using semi-structured interviews was used. The study was conducted in six Level III ICUs throughout NZ, who employed a research nurse. Interviews were conducted with research nurses (n = 11), the doctors they work with (principal investigators) (n = 6) and nurse managers (n = 6) for the ICUs, and the findings were triangulated. The views across all ICUs and stakeholders were generally similar, with differences only being in some operational areas. This study found that the primary role of the research nurse was trial management, where they coordinated all elements of trial conduct. Almost half of the research nurses were also involved in trial design through their positions on management committees. Research nurses also played a vital role in patient and trial advocacy, and they bridged the knowledge gap by bringing research to staff nurses, patients and their families. The issue of consent for clinical trials in the ICU setting was significant, as this was a process which research nurses were very involved in. Consenting patients was a shared responsibility of research nurses and doctors. There was a perception that research nurses were senior nurses, but not necessarily because of their role in research. The majority of research nurses reported to a nursing line manager, and also had an informal accountability to the principal investigator (PI). Research nurses and PIs worked closely in the pursuit of rigorous research for ICU patients, and research nurses were highly regarded by PIs. This study provides clarity about the research nurse‟s role and showcases their key contribution in ensuring that NZ ICUs undertake high quality research, thus contributing to potential improvements for future patients‟ outcomes.</p>

scholarly journals The current practice of family-centred care in Italian neonatal intensive care units: A multicentre descriptive study

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 36-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Immacolata Dall'Oglio ◽  
Rachele Mascolo ◽  
Emanuela Tiozzo ◽  
Anna Portanova ◽  
Martina Fiori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Units

scholarly journals Evaluation of Intensivist-Nurses’ Knowledge Concerning Medication Administration Through Nasogastric and Enteral Tubes

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 888-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Lurdemiler Sabóia Mota ◽  
Islene Victor Barbosa ◽  
Rita Mônica Borges Studart ◽  
Elizabeth Mesquita Melo ◽  
Francisca Elisângela Teixeira Lima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Medication Administration ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Dosage Forms ◽  
Pharmaceutical Formulation ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
The Subject

This study evaluates the knowledge of nurses working in intensive care units concerning recommendations for the proper administration of medication through nasogastric and enteral tubes. This exploratory-descriptive study with a quantitative approach was carried out with 49 nurses in an intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital in Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. A total of 36.7% of nurses reported they disregard the dosage forms provided by the pharmacy at the time of administering the medication through tubes. Metal, wood, or a plastic mortar is the method most frequently reported (42.86%) for crushing prescribed solid forms; 32.65% leave the drugs in 20ml of water until dissolved; 65.3% place the responsibility for choosing the pharmaceutical formulation and its correlation with the tube site, either into the stomach or into the intestine, on the physician. The results indicate there is a gap between specific literature on medication administered through tubes and knowledge of nurses on the subject.

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