The genesis, maturation, and future of critical care cardiology

JN Katz, M Minder, B Olenchock, S Price… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - jacc.org
The cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) has changed considerably over time and now serves
a unique patient population with a high burden of cardiovascular and noncardiovascular …

Better nurse staffing and nurse work environments associated with increased survival of in-hospital cardiac arrest patients

MD McHugh, MF Rochman, DM Sloane, RA Berg… - Medical care, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Although nurses are the most likely first responders to witness an in-hospital
cardiac arrest (IHCA) and provide treatment, little research has been undertaken to …

The interplay between teamwork, clinicians' emotional exhaustion, and clinician-rated patient safety: a longitudinal study

A Welp, LL Meier, T Manser - Critical Care, 2016 - Springer
Background Effectively managing patient safety and clinicians' emotional exhaustion are
important goals of healthcare organizations. Previous cross-sectional studies showed that …

Rapid cycle development of a multifactorial intervention achieved sustained reductions in central line-associated bloodstream infections in haematology oncology …

CE Dandoy, J Hausfeld, L Flesch… - BMJ Quality & …, 2016 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background Immunocompromised children are at high risk for central line-associated
bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) and its associated morbidity and mortality. Prevention of …

Improving nurse–physician teamwork through interprofessional bedside rounding

S Henkin, TY Chon, ML Christopherson… - Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background Teamwork between physicians and nurses has a positive association with
patient satisfaction and outcomes, but perceptions of physician–nurse teamwork are often …

[HTML][HTML] Readiness for interprofessional learning among healthcare professional students

JS Talwalkar, DB Fahs, G Kayingo… - … journal of medical …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate attitudes toward interprofessional
learning among first year medical, nursing, and physician associate students at an American …

Nurse–physician collaboration in an academic medical centre: The influence of organisational and individual factors

D Bowles, G McIntosh, R Hemrajani… - Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Ineffective physician–nurse collaboration has been recognised to adversely impact patient
and organisational outcomes, and some studies suggest an underlying factor may be that …

Nurses well‐being in intensive care units: study of factors promoting team commitment

M Galletta, I Portoghese, RC Coppola… - Nursing in critical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Background Intensive care units (ICUs) are challenging work environments
because of the critical condition of patients, and ICU nurses frequently lament low job …

Nurses as intermediaries: how critical care nurses perceive their role in family meetings

SC Ahluwalia, H Schreibeis-Baum… - American journal of …, 2016 - AACN
Background Nurses' involvement in family meetings in the intensive care unit is central to
supporting consistent communication and shared understanding within the care team and …

Using nurse ratings of physician communication in the ICU to identify potential targets for interventions to improve end-of-life care

KJ Ramos, L Downey, EL Nielsen… - Journal of palliative …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Background: Communication among doctors, nurses, and families contributes to high-quality
end-of-life care, but is difficult to improve. Objective: Our objective was to identify aspects of …