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Clinical Pearls.
IF 2.7 3区 医学
American Journal of Critical Care Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2025586
Rhonda Board
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Mindfulness Bundle Toolkit's Impact on Nurse Burnout.
IF 2.7 3区 医学
American Journal of Critical Care Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2025260
Gisele N Bazan, Tiffany Patterson, Kelsey Sawyer, Deborah Wambui Kamau, Michelle Bradberry, Cynthia Grissman, Sahar Mihandoust, Jamie K Roney Hernández, C Randall Stennett, JoAnn D Long
{"title":"Mindfulness Bundle Toolkit's Impact on Nurse Burnout.","authors":"Gisele N Bazan, Tiffany Patterson, Kelsey Sawyer, Deborah Wambui Kamau, Michelle Bradberry, Cynthia Grissman, Sahar Mihandoust, Jamie K Roney Hernández, C Randall Stennett, JoAnn D Long","doi":"10.4037/ajcc2025260","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2025260","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Nurse burnout is a widespread problem affecting nurses' physical and mental health and patients' satisfaction. Nurses in intensive care units designated for patients with COVID-19 during the pandemic reported experiencing higher levels of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and stress and exhaustion and lower levels of personal accomplishment. The current literature does not have a solution to combat burnout.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To test the effectiveness of a mindfulness bundle toolkit on burnout for nurses caring for patients with COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A quantitative quasi-experimental design was used. Participants were 52 frontline registered nurses caring for patients with COVID-19. A mindfulness bundle toolkit was provided with the goal of decreasing burnout in a 6-week period. Data were collected before intervention, immediately after intervention, and 6 weeks after intervention using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey for Medical Personnel, the Nursing Work Index-Revised, and the Stress/Arousal Adjective Checklist. Results The analysis indicated a statistically significant effect from the mindfulness bundle toolkit in 3 areas pertaining to burnout: emotional exhaustion (Wilks Λ = .66; F1,41 = 19.02; P = .001; η2 = .31), depersonalization (Wilks Λ = .70; F1,41 = 7.93; P = .007; η2 = .16), and stress (Wilks Λ = .81; F1,41 = 8.81; P = .005; η2 = .17).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results suggest that the use of a 6-week mindfulness bundle toolkit is an effective intervention to mitigate emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and stress associated with burnout in critical care nurses caring for patients with COVID-19.</p>","PeriodicalId":7607,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Critical Care","volume":"34 2","pages":"119-126"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143531057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Cardiac Symptoms After Recent Orthopedic Surgery.
IF 2.7 3区 医学
American Journal of Critical Care Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2025720
Sukardi Suba, Dillon J Dzikowicz, Cass Piper Sandoval, Michele M Pelter
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Narrative Reflection in Critical Care.
IF 2.7 3区 医学
American Journal of Critical Care Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2025712
Lakshman Swamy, Cindy L Munro
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Calling Attention to the Practice of Acute and Critical Care Nursing. 呼吁关注急危重症护理实践。
IF 2.7 3区 医学
American Journal of Critical Care Pub Date : 2025-02-04 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2025397
Michele C Balas, Kirsten E Hepburn, Martha A Q Curley
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Correction. 修正。
IF 2.7 3区 医学
American Journal of Critical Care Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2024270
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Video Game Therapy in a Neurosciences Critical Care Unit: A Pilot Study. 神经科学重症监护病房的电子游戏治疗:一项试点研究。
IF 2.7 3区 医学
American Journal of Critical Care Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2025319
Megan Ziegler, Sowmya Kumble, Elizabeth K Zink, Nozomi Tahara, Isha Vora, Robert D Stevens, Mona N Bahouth
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Use of Machine Learning Models to Predict Microaspiration Measured by Tracheal Pepsin A. 使用机器学习模型预测气管胃蛋白酶A测量的微吸。
IF 2.7 3区 医学
American Journal of Critical Care Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2025349
Annette Bourgault, Ilana Logvinov, Chang Liu, Rui Xie, Jan Powers, Mary Lou Sole
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Toward High Reliability and Enhanced Patient Experience: Creating a Culture Where Everybody Wins. 实现高可靠性和增强患者体验:创建一种人人共赢的文化。
IF 2.7 3区 医学
American Journal of Critical Care Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2025386
Richard H Savel
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Securement of Tracheostomy Collar After Free Flap Surgery for Patients With Head And Neck Cancer. 头颈部癌症患者游离皮瓣手术后气管切开套环的固定方法
IF 2.7 3区 医学
American Journal of Critical Care Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2025794
Pamela B DeGuzman, Michele N Cousins, Claiborne Miller-Davis, Sookyung Park
{"title":"Securement of Tracheostomy Collar After Free Flap Surgery for Patients With Head And Neck Cancer.","authors":"Pamela B DeGuzman, Michele N Cousins, Claiborne Miller-Davis, Sookyung Park","doi":"10.4037/ajcc2025794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2025794","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>For patients with head and neck cancer who have undergone microvascular free flap surgery, securing a tracheostomy collar onto the neck using the traditional method (ie, with tracheostomy ties) is contraindicated because the ties may compress the newly vascularized tissue. However, no clear guidance exists for the use of other methods in these patients. Current techniques often use safety pins, which can cause injury to staff members.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To identify 1 or more methods of securing a tracheostomy collar that would maximize patient mobility, minimize the risk of staff injury, and be easy to use.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This pilot study had a descriptive design, with data collected from staff members caring for patients with head and neck cancer after microvascular free flap surgery. Three models of tracheostomy securement were evaluated, with each used for 10 postoperative patients with head and neck cancer (n = 30). Staff members rated each model on a 4-point Likert scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The overall median score of all models was 3.5. Model 2 (collar secured to tubular bandages using binder rings) was rated significantly higher than model 3 (collar secured to tubular bandages using tracheostomy ties) overall (P = .04) as well as for staying in place when the patient was mobile (P = .04) and for ease of changing out parts (P = .01).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Several practical methods exist for securing a tracheostomy collar in patients with head and neck cancer who have undergone free flap surgery. These methods may be good alternatives to the use of safety pins.</p>","PeriodicalId":7607,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Critical Care","volume":"34 1","pages":"33-40"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142909200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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