Category: Critical Care

Table of Contents Workplace EBP Practices Resources Available at Work Unit/Space Recommendations Conclusion References Workplace My workplace is a mixed Intensive Care Unit or ICU. It is a relatively large unit with 12 beds. The unit stations high-risk, low-risk, and rising-risk trauma, medical, and surgical patients. The unit has three central nursing stations, two separate…

Introduction Wiegand and Funk (2014) explored the moral distress experiences of nurses, the causes of such experiences, and the effects they had on nurses practice, attitude, and future decisions and actions. The research questions were, (a) What situations caused moral distress for critical care nurses? (b) What were the consequences of each of the situations?…

Table of Contents Introduction Areas and Reports to Review Departmental and Capital Budget Requests Conclusion References Introduction The management control of a health care department is a challenging task. It includes planning and programming, budgeting as creating a financial plan based on the estimation of revenues and costs, and accounting as the process of documenting…

Table of Contents Yinet Literature Review Paper PICOT Question Critical Illness The magnitude of the Problem Interventions Conclusion References Yinet Literature Review Paper Critical illness denotes a severe condition that is usually fatal (McAdam, Fontaine, White, Dracup, & Puntillo, 2012). Therefore, critical illness signifies a condition, disease, or sicknesses such as cancer, renal disorder, heart…

An Electronic Intensive Care Unit (eICU) represents a type of a healthcare setting that uses the latest technologies with the purpose of providing top quality care to patients. Key goals of eICUs are making sure that care is being provided in multiple facilities, that the clinical expertise is optimized to the fullest extent, and that…

Table of Contents Beneficial Elements to Patients and Nurses Potential Risks Benefits and Risks: Supporting the Proposed Technology References The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is designed in such a way that it can provide adequate and timely care to high-risk patients. The current use of modern technology and informatics is transforming how ICU units deliver…

Table of Contents General Overview of an Opinion Leaders Characteristics Opinion Leadership in the Context of Personal Experience In What Ways Do I Perceive Myself as an Opinion Leader? Conclusion References It is possible to state with certainty that the concept of leadership plays an immensely important role in nearly every sphere of societal life.…

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides various clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for physicians, nurses, and other parties involved in patient care. For this paper, safe medication use in intensive care units (ICUs) the CPG was selected due to its relevance to the current needs of inpatient care. The identified guideline aims at…

The Strategy for Disseminating the Results The first strategy of disseminating the results will entail the use of brochures and newsletters. These periodic publications (quarterly) will serve the purpose of informing the nurses and other stakeholders about the progress of the project. The data will also highlight the areas of achievement, which will motivate the…

In contemporary society, evidence-based nursing is very important because of the increased public demand for nurses and other medical professionals to be held accountable for their medical practices. Besides, the evidence-based practice should be adopted by the healthcare centers to ensure that quality services are provided to the patients, and therefore it is necessary for…