BACKGROUND Although controversial, physical restraints are commonly used in adult critical care units in the United States to prevent treatment interference and self-inflicted harm. Use of physical restraints in Norwegian hospitals is very limited. In the United States, an experimental design for research on use of restraints has not seemed feasible. However, international research provides an ...

BACKGROUND Amid a national nurse shortage, there is growing concern that high levels of nurse burnout could adversely affect patient outcomes. OBJECTIVES This study examines the effect of the nurse work environment on nurse burnout, and the effects of the nurse work environment and nurse burnout on patients' satisfaction with their nursing care. RESEARCH DESIGN/SUBJECTS: We conducted cross-se...

BACKGROUND The shortage of critical care nurses and the service expansion of 2 intensive care units provided a unique opportunity to create a new model of critical care orientation. The goal was to design a program that assessed critical thinking, validated competence, and provided learning pathways that accommodated diverse experience. OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of a new model of cri...

BACKGROUND The health of critical care nurse work environments has been shown to affect patient care outcomes as well as the job satisfaction and retention of registered nurses. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Critical Care Nurse Work Environment Survey was first conducted in 2006 following the release of the AACN Standards for Establishing and Sustaining a Healthy Work ...

BACKGROUND Advanced practitioners including nurse practitioners and physician assistants are contributing to care for critically ill patients in the intensive care unit through their participation on the multidisciplinary team and in collaborative physician practice roles. However, the impact of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the intensive care unit setting is not well known. ...

Aim: This study was conducted to examine the levels of nurse-nurse collaboration among nurses working in intensive care units. 
 Method: The population research consisted 100 units Bursa Uludag University Health Application and Research Center between November 2021 February 2022. sample 85 who voluntarily agreed participate study. Data were collected using a “Nurse Introduction Form” “Nurs...

OBJECTIVES To compare post-acute intermediate care in an inpatient nurse-led unit with conventional post-acute care on general medical wards of an acute hospital and to examine the model of care in a nurse-led unit. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial with six month follow up. SETTING Urban teaching hospital and surrounding area, including nine community hospitals. PARTICIPANTS 238 patient...

BACKGROUND Critically ill patients are susceptible to health care-associated infections because of their illnesses and the need for intravenous access and invasive monitoring. The critical care work environment may influence the likelihood of infection in these patients. OBJECTIVE To determine whether or not the critical care nurse work environment is predictive of nurse-reported health care-...