BACKGROUND Mechanical ventilator withdrawal can amount up to 40% of total ventilator time. Being on a mechanical ventilator is associated with risk of anxiety, post-traumatic stress syndrome, nosocomial pneumonia and premature mortality. PURPOSE The purpose of the present study was to describe different conceptions of nurses' facilitating decision-making strategies regarding weaning patients ...

BACKGROUND Advances in intensive care medicine have enormously improved ability to successfully treat seriously ill patients. However, intensive treatment and prolongation of life is not always in the patient's best interest, and many ethical dilemmas arise in end-of-life (EOL) situations. We aimed to assess intensive care unit (ICU) physicians' experiences with EOL decision making and to compa...

background and purpose: stress has adverse effects on the quality of sleep and professional life in nurses engaged in intensive care units (icus). this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the qualities of work life and sleep in nurses employed in the icus of mazandaran province in iran. methods: this cross-sectional, descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 180 nurses emplo...

Objective This paper reviews existing literature on delirium that arises during mechanical ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). It looks at the physiology of delirium, its subtypes and risk factors. It further considers the impact of delirium on cognitive and psychosocial function of patients after their discharge from acute care. The aim of this paper was to increase awareness of ICU ...

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to develop a scale for measuring the highest level of mobility in adult ICU patients and to assess its feasibility and inter-rater reliability. BACKGROUND Growing evidence supports the feasibility, safety and efficacy of early mobilization in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, there are no adequately validated tools to quickly, easily, and rel...

Background: The application of the WHO multimodal strategy during periods outbreak of COVID-19, is great importance for improving nurses', knowledge, practice, and professional quality life. Aim: To Evaluate Effectiveness strategy on quality life a nurse's Covid-19 pandemic compare between nurses working in intensive care unit isolation word about knowledge, Design: Quasi-Experimental...

Recently, new staffing rules for neonatal nurses in intensive care units (ICU) were issued in Germany, using categories of care of the British Association of Perinatal Medicine as blueprint. Neonates on intensive care require a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:1, on intensive surveillance (high dependency care) of 1:2. No requirements exist for special care, transitional care, and pediatric ICU pati...

Background: The cornerstone of high-quality, patient-centered care is the use evidence-based solutions. Researches that examine how nursing applied are crucial to quality improvement. purpose study practice used by nurses who provide intense and critical care.Methods: This was conducted in 2020 at intensive units (ICU) departments selected tertiary hospitals gudur. poll had 202 participate (res...

BACKGROUND Many of the 15 million premature babies born worldwide every year survive because of advanced medical interventions. Their parents have intense experiences when their babies are in the intensive care unit (ICU), and these have an impact on their thoughts, feelings and relationships, including their relationships with their premature babies. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to ex...