evaluating the application of safe suction criteria by nurses working in intensive care unit in urmia     amirzade n [1] *, baghaei r [2] , feizi a [3] , khorsandi f [4]     received: 19 jan , 2013 accepted: 12 mar , 2013   abstract   background & aims : suction is considered as an essential process to keep the trache tube open for patients under mecanical ventilation.howevereit has detrimental...

PURPOSE To assess variables of hospitals' organizational climates and nurses' intent to stay in intensive care units and wards. Also, this study aims at studying the relationship between hospital organizational climate and nurse intention to stay. METHODS A descriptive comparative design was used to collect the data from a convenience sample of 349 nurses who were working in 7 hospitals in Jo...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between levels of anxiety and burnout and prevalence of atrial extrasystoles (AESs) and ventricular extrasystoles (VESs) among critical care nurses. METHODS The sample of study included 51 nurses who worked in the intensive care units of a university hospital located in western Turkey. Beck's Anxiety Inventory and the Maslach Burnout Inventory were used...

the challenging nature of neonatal medicine today is intensified by modern advances in intensive care and treatment of sicker neonates. these developments have caused numerous ethical issues and conflicts in ethical decision-making. the present study surveyed the challenges and dilemmas from the viewpoint of the neonatal intensive care personnel in the teaching hospitals of tehran university of...

BACKGROUND Quantitative studies have demonstrated several factors predictive of readmissions to intensive care. Clinical decision tools, derived from these factors have failed to reduce readmission rates. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore the experiences and perceptions of physicians and nurses to gain more insight into intensive care readmissions. METHODS Semi-structured...

Background Patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) often experience communication difficulties - usually associated with mechanical ventilation - resulting in psychological problems such as anxiety, fear, and depression. Good communication between nurses and patients is critical for success from personalised nursing care of each patient. The purpose of this study is to describe nurses' experi...

The nurse has a key role in involving parents in the care of newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit. The aim of this study was to comprehend how the nurses experience the care provided to newborns in the presence of the parents. This is a qualitative study using social phenomenology, with the participation of seven nurses, interviewed between January and February 2009. The nurses perceive...