developing and validating a patient monitoring flow sheet in intensive care units

Developing and validating a patient monitoring flow sheet in intensive care units

BACKGROUND Intensive care unit is a center to provide comprehensive care for critically ill patients whose condition can be improved by receiving specialized care. The importance of accurate and rapid monitoring of patients at this precise moment is in recording patient data and its comparison with previous data. Monitoring the patient by either devices or direct examination of the nurses requi...

Family and anxiety in intensive care units

Introduction: The hospitalization of one of family members, especially in the intensive care ‎unit, as a crisis can cause anxiety of his family and relatives.‎ Objective: The aim of this study was to determine personal effective factors on patient ‎family members’ anxiety in intensive care units. ‎ Material and Methods: In this cross – sectional, descriptive study...

Palliative Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: Challenges and Solutions

Palliative care is a series of actions aiming to offer support to parents and their infants in order to improve their quality of life. Despite optimal outcomes, the provision of palliative care for infants and achieving these outcomes may be hardly feasible. The present study aimed to investigate the barriers to palliative care and gain insight into the solutions. Accordingly, the obstacles wer...

JAMA patient page. Intensive care units.

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MODELING PATIENT FLOW IN A NETWORK OF INTENSIVE CARE UNITS (ICUs)

Perspective of Nurses toward the Patient Safety Culture in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Background: Infants hospitalized in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are often severely ill, highly prone to various diseases, and exposed to complex and prolonged intensive care interventions. Consequently, they are susceptible to the lapses in teamwork and patient safety. Patient safety culture a fundamental step to improve patient safety. The present study aimed to evaluate the perspect...