{"title":"Bridging the gap.","authors":"G. Macdonald","doi":"10.1287/orms.2006.01.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1287/orms.2006.01.12","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79699,"journal":{"name":"Official journal of the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses","volume":"10 1 1","pages":"4-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45003731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Organ transplantation: the role of critical care nursing.","authors":"G MacDonald","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79699,"journal":{"name":"Official journal of the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses","volume":"10 3","pages":"4-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21575178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Critical thinking. The spirit of inquiry.","authors":"G MacDonald","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79699,"journal":{"name":"Official journal of the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses","volume":"10 2","pages":"4-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21543462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Accuracy of leveling hemodynamic transducer systems.","authors":"D Bisnaire, L Robinson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Critically ill patients frequently have invasive catheters placed to monitor hemodynamic pressures and to calculate hemodynamic indices. Correct leveling to the appropriate anatomical structure is critical as the pressure readings guide management of fluids, drug administration, and other interventions. The authors of this study investigated the accuracy with which registered nurses and respiratory technologists were able to level hemodynamic transducers to the phlebostatic axis using visual checks, a carpenter's level, and a laser leveling device. The results indicate that both groups were unable to accurately level transducers with visual checks alone. Use of a leveling tool improved accuracy. The laser level was superior for accuracy and speed and preferred for dexterity required, ease of use and patient safety. The data supports the need for a tool to accurately level hemodynamic transducer systems and suggests that the laser leveling device is the tool of choice.</p>","PeriodicalId":79699,"journal":{"name":"Official journal of the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses","volume":"10 4","pages":"16-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21731989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Striving to recapture our previous life: the experience of families with critically ill children.","authors":"F A Carnevale","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this practice-based phenomenological study was to examine the experience of families with a critically ill child. Ten families were studied for a minimum of four months and a maximum of five years following the onset of a child's critical illness. 'Striving to recapture our previous life' was the central (systemic) phenomenon that characterized the overall struggles of these families. A number of specific phenomena were identified that related to the particular experiences of parents, siblings, and critically ill children. The findings of this study raise significant implications for the development of support strategies for these families.</p>","PeriodicalId":79699,"journal":{"name":"Official journal of the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses","volume":"10 1","pages":"16-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21215892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CACCN position statement. Advance directives [practice guideline].","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79699,"journal":{"name":"Official journal of the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses","volume":"10 2","pages":"10-1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21543464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Do-not-resuscitate patients in critical care: moral and ethical considerations.","authors":"E E Mondor","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this article the author describes moral and ethical dilemmas presented by the \"do-not-resuscitate\" (DNR) patient in the critical care unit. The author defines the term DNR, and discovers implementation of the concept is not universally consistent among health care facilities. From the literature review, the author identifies characteristics, care requirements, economic cost, suitability of treatment, patient/family preferences, and health care professionals' values and beliefs as six important factors encompassing care and treatment of DNR patients in critical care. Recommendations for critical care professional practice, emphasizing the importance of communication, education, research, the development of specialized care units, and advance personal directives, is presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":79699,"journal":{"name":"Official journal of the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses","volume":"10 1","pages":"23-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21215893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Canadian critical care nurses and physical restraints.","authors":"B A Leith","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While physical restraints are frequently used in Canadian critical care units, a limited number of studies related to this practice have been conducted. In this article, the author describes the findings from a survey about physical restraints which was completed by nurses who attended a 1998 conference of the Manitoba chapter of the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses. The purpose of the study was to identify Canadian critical care nurses' knowledge, practice, and attitudes related to the use of physical restraints. Major findings included a mean score of 77% in knowledge of restraints, a lack of uniform restraint practices, and the fact that many nurses experience negative emotions related to the use of restraints. Participants typically used wrist restraints to prevent injury or removal of invasive therapeutic devices. The most commonly suggested alternatives for restraints included constant observation or medications. The results of this survey suggest that critical care nurses require further education in order to improve their knowledge and to standardize nursing practice protocols related to the use of restraints. Further research to identify appropriate restraint alternatives, specifically for critical care, is required.</p>","PeriodicalId":79699,"journal":{"name":"Official journal of the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses","volume":"10 1","pages":"10-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21215891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Organ donation and the critical care nurse.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>CACCN supports the process of organ donation. Nurses working in critical care are in a privileged position to positively influence organ donation success; however, the process can be emotionally very difficult. Facility commitment, agency culture and medical practice are also crucial to the process of organ donation. Despite our commitment to support organ donation as an option, the critical care nurse's primary responsibility is to the potential donor and their family. Throughout the process, the critical care nurse must remain non-judgmental and supportive of the family, regardless of their decision. Ultimately, the nurse must balance organ donation with the needs of the family who is experiencing the tragic and untimely loss of a loved one. Finding this balance is never an easy task.</p>","PeriodicalId":79699,"journal":{"name":"Official journal of the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses","volume":"10 2","pages":"8-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21543463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sucrose as analgesia for neonates experiencing \"mild\" pain.","authors":"S Dalgleish","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Health care professionals who care for neonates have few treatment options for the management of mild, sporadic painful events, such as those associated with venipuncture. A number of research studies have demonstrated sucrose to be an efficacious analgesic for mild procedural pain in neonates. The historical therapy of the \"sugar nipple\" has even been replaced with sucrose. A discussion of the pharmacologic principles, available research regarding dose-response relationships and implications for nursing care is presented in this article to allow the reader to consider how this adjunctive therapy may be incorporated into care of the neonate. Rather than considering sucrose as a replacement for traditional analgesics, this easily administered and seemingly safe intervention could be used as another adjunctive therapy in treating mild pain for neonates. Future directions of research may identify the precise mechanism of action that sucrose takes in the neonate, the gestational and chronological ages when sucrose is most efficacious, and the consequences of frequent or repeated dosing with term and low birth weight infants.</p>","PeriodicalId":79699,"journal":{"name":"Official journal of the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses","volume":"10 2","pages":"18-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21543465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}