Sep 15, 2022
Evidence supports those errors and poor quality are often the result of faulty system or processes versus individual behavior and are impacted by the work culture. Critical care nurses and the multidisciplinary unit team is in an excellent position to lead, participate and design the necessary changes required in...
Aug 9, 2022
The presentation focuses on critical care nurse competence. Competence as a concept is defined in general and in critical care nursing specifically. The importance of examining competence from both patients’ and nurses’ perspectives is highlighted. Some examples of competency standards and frameworks, and...
Aug 8, 2022
Sepsis impacts over 1.7 million Americans each year resulting in over 270,000 deaths (a death every 2 minutes). According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, as many as 87% of sepsis cases begin outside of the hospital, so early identification and treatment in the post-acute setting is key to...