Assessing the Value and Impact of Critical Care in an Era of Limited Resources: Outcomes Research in the Intensive Care Unit Andrew F. Shorr William L. Jackson Jr Derek C….
Medical Ethics, End of Life Care, and Clinical Research in the Intensive Care Unit Mark Tidswell Paul G. Jodka Jay S. Steingrub Scientific knowledge and technology dominate the intensive care…
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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…
