Teenu Xavier, Beverly M Hittle, Liliana Rojas-Guyler, Rebecca C Lee
{"title":"Resilience in Intensive Care Unit Nurses: An Integrative Review.","authors":"Teenu Xavier, Beverly M Hittle, Liliana Rojas-Guyler, Rebecca C Lee","doi":"10.4037/ccn2024753","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2024753","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The intensive care unit environment exposes nurses to high-stress situations that potentially affect their mental and physical health. Resilience is a protective factor that can enhance the well-being of intensive care unit nurses.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the current evidence regarding resilience in intensive care unit nurses and identify factors that promote resilience.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A comprehensive literature search was undertaken for primary research conducted between January 1990 and December 2022. The updated framework of Whittemore and Knafl was used as a guide. Studies were critically appraised for methodological quality by using the Johns Hopkins Nursing evidence-based practice appraisal tool.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twelve studies were included; most used quantitative methods to measure resilience. The findings indicate that intensive care unit nurses exhibit various levels of resilience, the literature contains inconsistencies about factors affecting resilience, and resilience protects nurses against negative psychological outcomes.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Nurses' resilience levels should be regularly assessed to identify areas for improvement and gauge the impact of resilience interventions. By continuously monitoring and adapting support strategies on the basis of resilience changes over time, organizations can meet the needs of intensive care unit nurses.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>More research is needed to comprehend the factors that impact resilience and devise interventions to boost resilience in intensive care nurses.</p>","PeriodicalId":10738,"journal":{"name":"Critical care nurse","volume":"44 6","pages":"52-63"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142766983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bethany R Shoulders, Kelly L Maguigan, Dironada K Strange, Stephen J Lemon
{"title":"Medication Transitions of Care in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Patients.","authors":"Bethany R Shoulders, Kelly L Maguigan, Dironada K Strange, Stephen J Lemon","doi":"10.4037/ccn2024401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2024401","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Although the benefits of improved transitions of care regarding medications are widely known, implementation is variable among inpatient settings and populations and requires an interprofessional effort. This article reviews the body of published research on challenges with medication history taking and reconciliation for inpatients requiring treatment of traumatic injuries or surgical intervention.</p><p><strong>Review of evidence: </strong>A comprehensive search of PubMed and MEDLINE databases from inception to February 2021, the reference lists of qualifying articles, and PubMed's \"similar article\" suggestions were used to identify publications based on the following key terms: patient transfer, transitional care, medication reconciliation, general surgery, and surgical procedures. Publications relevant to trauma and surgical patient populations were selected. Only 11 articles met the full criteria.</p><p><strong>Implementation: </strong>The general challenges of accurate medication reconciliation at admission are also often barriers in the trauma and general surgery population. Discerning trends in the literature and evidence-based practice may be helpful.</p><p><strong>Evaluation: </strong>The publications revealed many barriers to medication reconciliation at admission, in the intensive care unit, and at intensive care unit and hospital discharge.</p><p><strong>Sustainability: </strong>Practices that can overcome these challenges include persistence in obtaining accurate information, paying close attention to changes in dosage or dosage forms and resumption of home medications at intensive care unit discharge, and having a follow-up plan for prescribing and deprescribing at hospital discharge.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Clear guidelines are needed for performing medication assessments at the bedside, including the role of each health care professional who conducts them and how the process is coordinated.</p>","PeriodicalId":10738,"journal":{"name":"Critical care nurse","volume":"44 6","pages":"41-51"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142766967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Workplace Violence: An Uncomfortable, Yet Important Topic.","authors":"Annette M Bourgault","doi":"10.4037/ccn2024502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2024502","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10738,"journal":{"name":"Critical care nurse","volume":"44 6","pages":"9-10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142766988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Best Practices in the Nursing Care of Patients With Injuries From Violence: An Integrative Review.","authors":"Johannah Hickey, Mackenzie White, Sarah Gantz","doi":"10.4037/ccn2024639","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2024639","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The number of patients who have experienced violence is increasing worldwide. These patients have specific psychosocial and forensic needs and can present unique challenges to the health care workers caring for them.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To identify best practices for the care of patients with injuries from violence in the emergency department or inpatient setting.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The framework for integrative reviews by Whittemore and Knafl was used to conduct a literature search in MEDLINE, CINAHL, and ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health databases. Fourteen qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods studies from peer-reviewed journals were included in the review.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Themes included identifying patients as survivors of intimate partner violence or child abuse, the need to collect forensic evidence, the need for emotional support of patients and their loved ones, support for health care workers caring for patients with injuries from violence, prevention of further violence, and the challenges of caring for patients with injuries from violence with concurrent substance use disorders. Best practices for these aspects of care are summarized on the basis of literature analysis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Screening procedures are needed to identify survivors of intimate partner violence and child abuse. Forensic evidence preservation policies should be in place. For survivors of sexual assault, a sexual assault nurse examiner should be available. Hospital systems should provide psychosocial resources for patients' and health care workers' mental health, implement violence reduction programs, and provide bias training. More research is needed to determine efficacy of care models and best practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":10738,"journal":{"name":"Critical care nurse","volume":"44 5","pages":"32-41"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142343098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Strengthening the Psychological Health and Readiness of Military Critical Care Nurses for Disaster and Future Combat Environments.","authors":"Kathleen Flarity, Ian Stanley, Michael D April","doi":"10.4037/ccn2024168","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2024168","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Critical care nursing is a highly dynamic and demanding field, and critical care nurses play a vital role in the US military health care system. Although many critical care nurses are resilient to myriad occupational exposures, for some nurses the job leads to adverse psychological effects, including compassion fatigue and burnout. This article describes the evidence used to develop a psychoeducation program designed to mitigate burnout among health care professionals, particularly critical care nurses. Implementation considerations (including those in the context of disaster response) and future battlefield are discussed. Ultimately, supporting the psychological health of the US military's critical care nurse force is vital to ensure their well-being, the readiness of our armed forces, and the security of our nation.</p>","PeriodicalId":10738,"journal":{"name":"Critical care nurse","volume":"44 5","pages":"53-57"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142343106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The John Sealy Hospital Fire Evacuation.","authors":"Rachel Wheeler-McAnally","doi":"10.4037/ccn2024469","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2024469","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Advances in fire safety and building construction have made fires in modern health care facilities uncommon and easily contained. Therefore, emergent hospital evacuations resulting from an internal fire are rare. On January 4, 2017, a fire occurred at the John Sealy Hospital, part of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, resulting in emergent evacuation of the hospital building and an adjacent office and patient care building. The internal emergency response system was quickly activated, and more than 100 patients and 200 staff members were evacuated within 27 minutes with no fire- or smoke-related injuries. Obstacles encountered during the evacuation process included difficulties with communication and confirming patient count in a timely manner. This article describes the emergent hospital evacuation during the fire, summarizes the subsequent reflections of a multiagency after-action review, and issues a call to action for further research and publication on emergency patient evacuation.</p>","PeriodicalId":10738,"journal":{"name":"Critical care nurse","volume":"44 5","pages":"64-70"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142343107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dawn Carpenter, Alexander Menard, Johnny Isenberger, Gregg A Stevens, Lisa LaRock
{"title":"Acute and Critical Care Nurses' Roles in Mass Shootings: An Integrative Review.","authors":"Dawn Carpenter, Alexander Menard, Johnny Isenberger, Gregg A Stevens, Lisa LaRock","doi":"10.4037/ccn2024192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2024192","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>From 2018 to 2022, mass shooting incidents in the United States increased by 67.7%. Health care-associated shootings also increased. The role of acute and critical care nurses during shootings is not well defined in the literature.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To identify roles of acute and critical care nurses during mass shooting incidents and provide best-practice recommendations for shooting incidents within a hospital.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The methods of Whittemore, Knafl, and Torraco informed this integrative review. Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Scopus databases were searched for publications related to acute and critical care nurses, mass shooting incidents, and hospital setting.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 13 589 articles retrieved, 27 were included; 63% were narrative reviews. The highest level of evidence was an expert consensus panel; next highest was a quasi-experimental study that simulated experiences to test mass casualty incident response. Third highest was a qualitative study that analyzed nurses' experiences during a mass casualty experience.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The evidence revealed 3 themes: prevention and preparedness, response to incident, and recovery phase. Education and training for acute and critical care nurses about mass shooting incidents are central to defining nurses' roles and best practices for these incidents. Nurses must know Stop the Bleed techniques and run-hide-fight protocols. Additionally, acute and critical care nurses need representation on hospital committees to develop and implement policies and procedures.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Hospitals are not immune to mass shooting incidents. Acute and critical care nurses require education including simulations and drills on mass shooting incidents to ensure safety of nurses and patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":10738,"journal":{"name":"Critical care nurse","volume":"44 5","pages":"20-31"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142343097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth A M Bhatta, Nathaniel J DeCarli, Julie R Duffy, Brandie McAdams
{"title":"Critical Care Nursing and Mass Casualty Response During Operation Allies Refuge.","authors":"Elizabeth A M Bhatta, Nathaniel J DeCarli, Julie R Duffy, Brandie McAdams","doi":"10.4037/ccn2024819","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2024819","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Operation Allies Refuge started in July 2021 with implications for critical care nurses, both military and civilian, serving at the US Army's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany. Cultural and logistical concerns and complications were at the forefront of care provided to Afghan evacuees during the operation and were exacerbated by a mass casualty event on August 26, 2021, when a suicide bomber attacked the Abbey Gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. This article discusses the issues that affected care, including language barriers, supply shortages, cultural differences, mass evacuation during a pandemic, and management of the mass casualty event by the critical care team. The information is compiled into a summary of lessons learned to assist in future management of emergency evacuee care within our military and civilian health care systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":10738,"journal":{"name":"Critical care nurse","volume":"44 5","pages":"42-47"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142343100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using a Military-Civilian Partnership to Enhance Clinical Readiness and Sustainment for Air Force Critical Care Nurses.","authors":"Jennifer L Armon, Yvette Lucca, Roman Aguon Salas","doi":"10.4037/ccn2024428","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2024428","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Decreases in size, capability, clinical volumes, case mixes, and complex care opportunities in military treatment facilities contribute to the atrophy of clinical skills among medical professionals in these facilities.</p><p><strong>Local problem: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a 39% decline in admissions to a military critical care unit. The decrease in patient census contributed to skill sustainment challenges.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>To identify methods to combat skill atrophy, the CINAHL and PubMed databases were searched using the terms peacetime effect, military-civilian partnership, and skill sustainment. Active-duty critical care nurses stationed at a military treatment facility implemented a military-civilian partnership with a civilian medical facility for clinical skill sustainment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One year after implementation, 39 critical care nurses had completed 511 shifts, gaining clinical experiences seldom achieved at the military facility. A survey of these nurses demonstrated that 8 of 17 (47%) gained experience treating patients requiring intra-aortic balloon pumps or continuous renal replacement therapy, 6 of 17 (36%) gained experience with patients requiring a ventricular assist device, 12 of 17 (71%) acquired hands-on experience with intracranial pressure monitoring, and 14 of 17 (82%) reported vasoactive intravenous infusion manipulation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This article highlights the importance of evaluating clinical practice within the military health system, developing military-civilian partnerships, and removing military-civilian partnership barriers for nurses and other health care professionals. Failure to implement military-civilian partnerships may adversely affect the clinical competency of the military nurse force.</p>","PeriodicalId":10738,"journal":{"name":"Critical care nurse","volume":"44 5","pages":"13-19"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142343108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhammad Rayan Syed, Muhammad Momin Khan, Maisam Ali Rajput
{"title":"Daily Toothbrushing Reduces Risk of Pneumonia.","authors":"Muhammad Rayan Syed, Muhammad Momin Khan, Maisam Ali Rajput","doi":"10.4037/ccn2024658","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2024658","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10738,"journal":{"name":"Critical care nurse","volume":"44 5","pages":"12"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142343101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}