Critical Care News
Nursing protocols in high-acuity and critical care settings help prevent complications, promote faster recovery, enhance patient safety, increase nursing autonomy and reduce costs, according to expert critical care nurses. Read more »
Feeding tubes may add to risk of pressure ulcers
The tubes made a difference of nearly 16 percentage points in risk of developing at least a stage II pressure ulcer. Read more »
Endocarditis with ICDs means risk of complications
Patients with infective endocarditis involving ICDs experience a high rate of complications such as valve infections, heart failure and persistent bacteremia. Read more »
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HHS updates national action plan to fight HAIs
The update confirms progress in the effort to make healthcare safer and less costly by reducing preventable complications of care, including HAIs. Read more »
Opinion: Protocols promote quality care
Because improving outcomes is a high priority, many organizations are devoted to developing evidence-based protocols for the treatment of critically ill patients. Read more »
Reach new peaks: Certification signals education milestone, expertise
Specialty nursing certification has become increasingly popular. Since 1990, more than 250,000 nurses and more than 80,000 advanced practice nurses have received certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Read more »
Sufficient vitamin D helps ICU patient outcomes
Survival curves indicated that patients with sufficient vitamin D survived an average of 24.2 days compared with 15.3 days for those deemed to be vitamin D deficient. Read more »
AACN program to teach innovation, leadership
The program aims to equip staff nurses in participating hospitals with enhanced skills in leadership, project management and social entrepreneurship. Read more »
Slight change in ventilator setting key in ALI cases
Carefully adjustment of the settings can reduce the chances of dying by as much as 8%, researchers found. Read more »
