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Effectiveness Of A Multimodal Educational Program In Increasing Understanding And Utilization Of Tele-Icu Resources By Critical Care Nurses: A Pilot Study, Olga Vulakh
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Background. Integration of tele-intensive care units (tele-ICUs) into healthcare systems is associated with improved patient outcomes and organizational performance. Inadequate bedside nurses’ knowledge about tele-ICU is associated with poor communication and lack of trust between bedside and tele-ICU teams. These problems might diminish tele-ICU’s ability to maximally impact patient outcomes.
Purpose. The purpose of this project was to create a multimodal educational program with the goal of improving knowledge, attitudes, and skills related to tele-ICU among critical care nurses and to assess the effect of the educational intervention on tele-ICU utilization among bedside nurses as evidenced by the number of …
Utilizing Podcast Education To Improve Nurse Knowledge, Confidence, And Behaviors Related To Palliative Care Conversations In The Intensive Care Unit, Brittany Estridge
Utilizing Podcast Education To Improve Nurse Knowledge, Confidence, And Behaviors Related To Palliative Care Conversations In The Intensive Care Unit, Brittany Estridge
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Background: The personal connection that Registered Nurses (RNs) build with patients and their families puts them at the forefront of many conversations during the patient’s stay in the intensive care unit (ICU). Some of the most difficult conversations are related to palliative care (PC). It can be challenging to know how to respond to the complex questions posed in palliative care conversations (PCC) when patients and their caregivers are making decisions that will alter the course of the patient’s treatment, as well as affect the quality and length of their life.
Purpose: Nurses receive inadequate training in PCC. The purpose …
Relationship Between Number Of Mechanical Ventilation Days Prior To Ecmo Initiation And Outcomes In Covid-19 Patients, Brittany Bergman
Relationship Between Number Of Mechanical Ventilation Days Prior To Ecmo Initiation And Outcomes In Covid-19 Patients, Brittany Bergman
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Background: Since the start of the pandemic, there has been over 16,000 COVID-19 positive patients placed on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). Little is known about the effect of long mechanical ventilation prior to ECMO initiation. Purpose: The first purpose of this project is to evaluate whether a longer mechanical ventilator time (ten or more days) prior to ECMO initiation is associated with increased mortality and longer total lengths of time on ECMO in patients with COVID-19, as opposed to being on a ventilator for under ten days prior to being placed on ECMO. The second purpose is to increase provider …