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In-Person Reviews of ICU Patient Deaths Led to Care Improvements

March 1, 2021 sarah Jonas Critical Care, ICU, Mortality, Patient Safety, preventable deaths, Quality Improvement

Data from five years of in-person rapid mortality reviews of 500+ ICU patient deaths at a Los Angeles hospital not only identified immediate concerns related to patient care but also yielded valuable insights on potentially preventable patient deaths and areas for hospital improvement initiatives.

Research Results

How Reducing Body Temperature Could Help a Tenth of All ICU Patients

February 23, 2021 sarah Jonas ARDS, Biophysical Society, Biophysical Society 65th Annual Meeting, Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, BPS, BPS News, BPS20, ICU, Intensive Care Unit

ROCKVILLE, MD – A tenth of all intensive care unit patients worldwide, and many critical patients with COVID-19, have acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Announcement

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses recognizes 208 hospital units with Beacon Award for Excellence

February 17, 2021 sarah Jonas Cleveland Clinic, Critical Care, healthy work environment, Hospital, Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania, ICU, Nursing, Rochester

More than 200 units from 149 U.S. hospitals earned the AACN Beacon Award for Excellence between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2020.

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Vanderbilt, Zambia Researchers Find Delirium in Hospitalized Patients Linked to Mortality, Disability in Sub-Saharan Africa

February 11, 2021 sarah Jonas COVID-19, Delirium, HIV, ICU, Sub-Saharan Africa, tuberculoisis, Zambia

Delirium, a form of acute brain dysfunction, is widespread in critically ill patients in lower resourced hospitals, and the duration of delirium predicted both mortality and disability at six months after discharge, according to a study published in PLOS ONE.

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Pauses During CPR, Compression Quality Impact Survival Rates

February 10, 2021 sarah Jonas Cardiac Care, CPR, Critical Care, Emory University, ICU, Nursing, Resuscitation

An analysis of CPR interventions after in-hospital cardiac arrests found that the number of pauses in chest compressions greater than 10 seconds consistently impacted survival rates. The study appears to be the first to assess participants at four milestones during their hospital stay.

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Convalescent Plasma Improved Survival in COVID-19 Patients with Blood Cancers

February 5, 2021 sarah Jonas Blood Cancers, Convalescent Plasma, COVID-19, ICU

Treatment with convalescent plasma vastly improved the survival rate of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 who also had hematologic malignances that compromise the immune system, according to new data released by the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19).

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Nurses Key to Reducing Stress for Families of ICU Patients

February 1, 2021 sarah Jonas Critical Care, Family Stress, Family-centered care, Hospital, ICU, Nurses, Nursing, Post-ICU Care Syndrome, Society of Critical Care Medicine

Nurses play a crucial role in helping to reduce the stress experienced by family members of critically ill patients, according to an article in Critical Care Nurse. A review of relevant research studies (2007-2019) found that, regardless of the patient’s age, family members’ stress fell into four main categories.

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Post-ICU Interviews Reveal Outcomes Important to Patients, Families

January 4, 2021 sarah Jonas Hospitals, ICU, Nursing, Palliative Care, Patient-Centered Care, Penn Medicine, Post-ICU

A Penn Medicine study in American Journal of Critical Care offers insights into patients’ and families’ priorities for quality metrics during the ICU stay and postdischarge outcomes. Researchers conducted interviews with individual ICU survivors, as well as family caregivers of patients who survived and of patients who died.

Policy

COVID-19 Vaccines: Nurses Continue to Lead

December 21, 2020 sarah Jonas covid 19, ICU, Nurses, Nursing, Position Statement, Vaccine

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has released a statement strongly recommending that nurses be vaccinated against COVID-19. In the statement, the organization addresses the nuanced sense of pride and anxiety felt by nurses and other healthcare professionals who have been given top priority to receive the first COVID-19 vaccines.

Announcement

AACN CSI Academy Expands to Support Underserved Populations With Grant From Edwards Lifesciences Foundation

December 8, 2020 sarah Jonas AACN CSI Academy, Critical Care, Grant, ICU, nurse leadership, Nurses, Nursing, progressive care, Underserved and Minority Communities

A $200,000 grants from Edwards Lifesciences Foundation will support the expansion of the AACN CSI Academy nurse leadership and innovation program to 10 cardiac surgery critical care and/or progressive care units that provide care to a significant proportion of patients from underserved populations, with an emphasis on Black communities.

Research Results

COVID-19 Pandemic Amplifies Need to Integrate Palliative Care Into ICUs

December 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Critical Care, Hospitals, ICU, Nurses, Nursing, palliative and end-of-life care, Palliative Care, PALLIATIVE CARE NURSE

Critical care nurses are ideally positioned to drive full integration of palliative care into the care of all patients who are seriously ill, including patients with COVID-19.

Research Results

Informatics Approach Helps Reveal Risk Factors for Pressure Injuries

November 2, 2020 sarah Jonas Electronic Health Record, ICU, Informatics, Machine Learning, Nurse Research, Nursing, Pressure injury, University Of Utah, University of Utah Health

Researchers used informatics to examine 5,000+ patient records and five years of data related to nursing skin assessments and hospital-acquired pressure injuries. The results underscore the importance of treating and monitoring irritated skin early and eliminating the cause as an important step to prevent pressure injuries.

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