Rapid Critical Care Training for Nurses Deployed to Intensive Care Units During the COVID-19 Surge
CONCLUSIONS: The rapid training program provided basic critical care knowledge for nurses in temporary ICUs, but experiences differed significantly between those deployed to temporary versus permanent ICUs. Although participants believed they provided safe care, nurses with no critical care experience cannot be expected to learn comprehensive critical care from expedited instruction; more formal clinical support is needed for nurses in temporary ICUs. Rapid critical care training can meet emergency needs for nurses capable of providing critical care.PMID:38424011 | DOI:10.4037/ajcc2024922 (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - February 29, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Susan I Liu Andrew Greenway Kathryn Sobocinski Anjile An Robert J Winchell Philip S Barie Source Type: research

Discussion Guide for the Amorim Article
Am J Crit Care. 2024 Mar 1;33(2):93-94. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2024993.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38424012 | DOI:10.4037/ajcc2024993 (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - February 29, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Grant A Pignatiello Source Type: research

Transitioning to Palliative Care in an Italian Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Network
CONCLUSIONS: Therapy-limiting practices, including ICD deactivation, are not routine in the Italian centers participating in this study. The results emphasize the importance of integrating palliative care as a simultaneous process with intensive care to address the unmet needs of these patients and their families.PMID:38424013 | DOI:10.4037/ajcc2024535 (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - February 29, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Alice Sacco Matteo Pagnesi Simone Frea Martina Briani Carlotta Sorini Dini Maurizio Bertaina Marco Marini Filippo Trombara Luca Villanova Amelia Ravera Guido Tavazzi Federico Pappalardo Nuccia Morici Luciano Potena Source Type: research

Clinical Pearls
Am J Crit Care. 2024 Mar 1;33(2):80. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2024539.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38424014 | DOI:10.4037/ajcc2024539 (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - February 29, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Rhonda Board Source Type: research

Does a Gratitude Self-Care Practice Improve Nurses' Well-Being?
Am J Crit Care. 2024 Mar 1;33(2):149-153. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2024847.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38424015 | DOI:10.4037/ajcc2024847 (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - February 29, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Margo A Halm Maria Loebach Source Type: research

Enhancing New Nurses' Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Skills
Am J Crit Care. 2024 Mar 1;33(2):125. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2024199.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38424016 | DOI:10.4037/ajcc2024199 (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - February 29, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Sarah K Wells Source Type: research

The Refractory Period in Cardiac Physiology
Am J Crit Care. 2024 Mar 1;33(2):155-156. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2024689.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38424017 | DOI:10.4037/ajcc2024689 (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - February 29, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Mary G Carey Michele M Pelter Source Type: research

Understanding and Improving Bereavement Support in the Intensive Care Unit
Am J Crit Care. 2024 Mar 1;33(2):77-79. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2024438.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38424018 | DOI:10.4037/ajcc2024438 (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - February 29, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Aluko A Hope Cindy L Munro Source Type: research

Assessing Discomfort in American Adult Intensive Care Patients
CONCLUSIONS: Intensive care unit patients in this study reported mild to moderate discomfort. Additional research is needed to design and test interventions based on assessment of specific discomfort-promoting stimuli to provide effective symptom management.PMID:38424019 | DOI:10.4037/ajcc2024362 (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - February 29, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Marshall S Gunnels Emily M Reisdorf Jay Mandrekar Linda L Chlan Source Type: research

Perceptions of Interprofessional Practitioners Regarding Pediatric Palliative Transports
CONCLUSIONS: Pediatric palliative transport is considered a feasible, valuable, and critical end-of-life intervention. The value that PPT has brought to participating families warrants continued investment in the intervention's standardization and enhancement.PMID:38424020 | DOI:10.4037/ajcc2024127 (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - February 29, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Harriett Swasey Diana Morrill Sandra Mott Shannon Engstrand Jean Anne Connor Source Type: research

Inactivity May Identify Older Intensive Care Unit Survivors at Risk for Post-Intensive Care Syndrome
CONCLUSIONS: Post-ICU inactivity may identify older ICU survivors who may be at risk for PICS and may guide future research interventions to mitigate symptom burden.PMID:38424021 | DOI:10.4037/ajcc2024785 (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - February 29, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Maya N Elias Emily A Ahrens Chi-Shan Tsai Zhan Liang Cindy L Munro Source Type: research

Critical Care Nurses' Moral Resilience, Moral Injury, Institutional Betrayal, and Traumatic Stress After COVID-19
CONCLUSIONS: Moral resilience, especially response to difficult circumstances, may be protective in critical care environments, but system factors (eg, institutional betrayal) must also be addressed systemically rather than relying on individual-level interventions to address nurses' needs.PMID:38424022 | DOI:10.4037/ajcc2024481 (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - February 29, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Guy M Weissinger Deborah Swavely Heidi Holtz Katherine C Brewer Mary Alderfer Lisa Lynn Angela Yoder Thomas Adil Tom Wasser Danielle Cifra Cynda Rushton Source Type: research

Impact of Virtual Reality Simulation on New Nurses' Assessment of Pediatric Respiratory Distress
CONCLUSIONS: Implementation of a virtual reality-based training curriculum was associated with improved recognition of pediatric respiratory distress, impending respiratory failure, and altered mental status at 3 and 6 months compared with standard training approaches. Virtual reality may offer a new approach to nurse orientation to enhance training in pediatrics-specific assessment skills.PMID:38424023 | DOI:10.4037/ajcc2024878 (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - February 29, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Dana L Raab Kelly Ely Keith Israel Li Lin Amy Donnellan Jennifer Saupe Melissa Klein Matthew W Zackoff Source Type: research

Hyperoxemia Induced by Oxygen Therapy in Nonsurgical Critically Ill Patients
CONCLUSION: Hyperoxemia induced by oxygen therapy was common in critically ill patients and was linked to increased risk of hospital mortality. Health care professionals should be aware of this condition because of its potential risks and unnecessary costs.PMID:38424024 | DOI:10.4037/ajcc2024723 (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - February 29, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Priscilla Barbosa da Silva S érgio Eduardo Soares Fernandes Maura Gomes Carlos Darwin Gomes da Silveira Fl ávio Ferreira Pontes Amorim Andr é Luiz de Aquino Carvalho Lumie Sabanai Shintaku Laura Yumi Miazato Felipe Ferreira Pontes Amorim Marcelo de Oli Source Type: research

Rapid Critical Care Training for Nurses Deployed to Intensive Care Units During the COVID-19 Surge
CONCLUSIONS: The rapid training program provided basic critical care knowledge for nurses in temporary ICUs, but experiences differed significantly between those deployed to temporary versus permanent ICUs. Although participants believed they provided safe care, nurses with no critical care experience cannot be expected to learn comprehensive critical care from expedited instruction; more formal clinical support is needed for nurses in temporary ICUs. Rapid critical care training can meet emergency needs for nurses capable of providing critical care.PMID:38424011 | DOI:10.4037/ajcc2024922 (Source: American Journal of Critical Care)
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - February 29, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Susan I Liu Andrew Greenway Kathryn Sobocinski Anjile An Robert J Winchell Philip S Barie Source Type: research