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Managing ICU Throughput and Understanding ICU Census

December 1, 2011 | Journal Article

This study presents an alternative approach to increased demand for intensive care unit beds.

Routine Monitoring of Critically Ill Patients

January 1, 2011 | Book

Intensive care units are places where patients are monitored routinely. This information provides important information to patients' health care providers in severe situations. This chapter examines reasons for, measurement of, and methods and tools available for several routine monitoring strategies.

Does Telemonitoring of Patients¿The-eICU¿Improve Intensive Care?

August 20, 2009 | Journal Article

This study explored the reasons hospitals chose to either adopt or reject an innovative telemedicine approach to supporting delivery of intensive care.

Families with Limited English Proficiency Receive Less Information and Support in Interpreted Intensive Care Unit Family Conferences

January 1, 2009 | Journal Article

This article examines differences between interpreted and noninterpreted family conferences in intensive care units. Little is known about interactions between physicians and non-English speaking families of patients in intensive care.

Regionalization of Critical Care Medicine Could Achieve Better Outcomes at Reduced Costs

April 1, 1998 | Program Result

IHC Care, an integrated, multi-hospital, nonprofit health care system in Utah, examined the delivery of critical care medicine in a multi-hospital system and developed analytic models to determine the potential impact of regionalization.

The Earlier the Longer

November 12, 2012 | Journal Article

Intensive care units should take a rigorous and nuanced approach to planning patient handoffs to improve patient safety and quality of care.

Not Enough Nurses in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

March 19, 2013 | News Release

New study reveals striking understaffing for critically ill babies compared with national guidelines.

Upcoming Webinar: Nurse-Led Delirium Prevention

February 25, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post

RWJF Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative grantees will present their research on a nurse-led plan to manage delirium in critically ill adults in a webinar on February 28.

Critical Care Nurses' Role in Implementing the ''ABCDE Bundle'' Practice

April 1, 2012 | Journal Article

This study explores the Awakening and Breathing Coordination, Delirium Monitoring and Management, and Early Mobility (ABCDE) bundle, an approach to managing ICU-acquired delirium and weakness by improving communication among ICU team members, standardizing care processes, and breaking over-sedation and prolonged mechanical ventilations cycle.

Critical Care Nurses' Role in Implementing the "ABCDE Bundle" Into Practice

April 1, 2012 | Journal Article

A set of best practices can prevent or treat ICU-acquired delirium and weakness.

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