Critical Care News
Across the country, nurses have returned to basic principles of getting patients up and moving while embracing new evidence that such activity improves outcomes for critically ill, ventilated patients in the ICU. Read more »
Hospitals have managed to slash CLABSI rates
Reductions in rates led to between 104,000 and 198,000 fewer CLABSIs than would have occurred if rates had stayed as they were in 1990. Read more »
Certain factors drive success of rapid response teams
Researchers found RRTs functioned well at managing patients at risk or in crisis, but the RRT structure poses unique teamwork and communication challenges. Read more »
More Critical Care News
AACN issues new protocols for bathing patients
The long-held tradition of using a basin, soap and water to bathe bed-bound hospitalized patients no longer is the recommended standard of practice. Read more »
Copper objects in ICU reduce HAI prevalence
Placement of copper objects in ICU rooms reduced the number of healthcare-acquired infections in patients by more than half. Read more »
Medical records often don’t include EOL care plans
Communication often does not take place between healthcare providers and elderly patients facing end-of-life care questions. Read more »
Noncentral PICC tip locations may be dangerous
Noncentral tip locations for peripherally inserted central venous catheters are associated with nearly quadruple the risk of complications. Read more »
Pneumonia's long-term effects comparable to MI
Patients who were treated for pneumonia were more than twice as likely as people not treated for it to develop new cognitive impairments Read more »
Study: Nursing care for VLBW infants needs improvement
Hospitals understaffed 32% of their NICU infants and 92% of high-acuity infants relative to national guidelines, according to the study. Read more »
