Defining and Measuring Patient Safety in the Critical Care Unit
Defining and Measuring Patient Safety in the Critical Care Unit Alan M. Fein Steven Y. Chang Sara L. Merwin David Ost John E. Heffner Patient safety has become a major…
Critical Care Information Systems: Structure, Function, and Future
Critical Care Information Systems: Structure, Function, and Future William F. Bria Joseph J. Frassica Richard Kremsdorf M. Michael Shabot Violet L. Shaffer Introduction In over five decades since the first…
ICU Organization and Management
ICU Organization and Management Thomas L. Higgins Jay S. Steingrub Introduction Organization is the act of assembling elements into an orderly, functional whole. Management is the ongoing revision and renovation…
ICU Nursing in the Telemedicine Age
ICU Nursing in the Telemedicine Age Rebecca J. Zapatochny Rufo Teresa A. Rincon Shawn Cody Introduction In the 1999 publication by the Institute of Medicine, To Err Is Human, the…
Healthy Work Environments: Necessary for Providers and Patients
Healthy Work Environments: Necessary for Providers and Patients Kathleen M. McCauley Envision the following scenario: you are a recent graduate of your basic educational program or fellowship, have successfully passed…
Interprofessional Collaboration Among Critical Care Team Members
Interprofessional Collaboration Among Critical Care Team Members Debra Gerardi Dorrie K. Fontaine “In the ICU, nurses and physicians stand at a patient’s bedside initially as strangers, thrown together by a…
Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse in Critical Care
Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse in Critical Care Theresa R. Macfarlan Introduction Advanced practice nurses (APNs) are registered nurses prepared at the master’s or doctoral level. They function in…
Use of Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicators
Use of Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicators Margaret Laccetti Cheryl H. Dunnington Introduction Nursing care does make a difference to the patient, to the families, to the healthcare team and in determining…
Recognition and Management of Staff Stress in the Intensive Care Unit
Recognition and Management of Staff Stress in the Intensive Care Unit Guy Maytal Intensive-care settings reveal humanity at its best and at its worst. This is as true for the…
Problematic Behaviors of Patients, Family, and Staff in the Intensive Care Unit
Problematic Behaviors of Patients, Family, and Staff in the Intensive Care Unit Craigan T. Usher The ear says more Than any tongue. —W.S. Graham, “The Hill of Intrusion” Whether a…
