A multidisciplinary initiative to standardize intensive care to acute care transitions

A multidisciplinary approach to intensive care medicine.

Intensive care medicine: a multidisciplinary approach!

Intensive care medicine (ICM) is unique in that it deals with the most severely ill patients in almost all fields of medicine. It is demanding in all aspects from a theoretical, practical, co-operational and personal perspective. It is also characterised by a rapid development in diagnostic and treatment options. Furthermore, the organisational and manpower characteristics of European healthcar...

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Care

Williams syndrome (WS) is a highly distinct genetic syndrome with a unique constellation of medical and developmental problems and an associated characteristic personality profi le. It is a disorder that should be well-known to most pediatricians, in generalities if not in specifi cs. Although the management of certain problems may be best provided by a single specialist, other common challenge...

Intensive Care Nurses’ Reaction to Futile Cares:A Phenomenological Study

Abstract Introduction: Emotional stress due to futile care is very high and decreasing level of futile care can result in decrease of stress and increase nurses’ job satisfaction. Objective: This study aimed to determine intensive care nurses’ reaction to futile cares. Methods: In this qualitative study, a phenomenological approach was used. This study was conducted to un...

Environmental Factors Contributing to Medication Errors in Intensive Care Units

Introduction: Medication errors are one of the most common types of medical errors. In Intensive Care Units, because of its special circumstances, the risk of such errors is increasing. There are several causes for the medication errors of nurses, including environmental factors. Objective: The current study aimed at determining environmental factors contributing to medication errors based on ...