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Critical Care Nursing

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•Health Care Providers (78)

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STUDY

Developing and testing a tool to measure nurse/physician communication in the intensive care unit.

Manojlovich M, Saint S, Forman J, Fletcher CE, Keith R, Krein S. J Patient Saf. 2011;7:72-76.

MEETING/CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Safety in the NICU: preventing medical errors.

Stokowski LA. Highlights of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 22nd Annual Conference [Medscape.com]. March 8, 2007.

STUDY

Nurses' perceptions of simulation-based interprofessional training program for rapid response and code blue events.

Wehbe-Janek H, Lenzmeier CR, Ogden PE, et al. J Nurs Care Qual. 2012;27:43-50.

STUDY

Moral distress, compassion fatigue, and perceptions about medication errors in certified critical care nurses.

Maiden J, Georges JM, Connelly CD. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2011;30:339-345.

COMMENTARY

Full disclosure of adverse events to patients and families in the ICU: wouldn't you want to know?

Doucette E, Fazio S, LaSalle V, et al. Dynamics. 2010;21:16-19.

STUDY

Nurses' perceptions of patient safety climate in intensive care units: a cross-sectional study.

Ballangrud R, Hedelin B, Hall-Lord ML. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2012;28:344-354.

STUDY

How RNs rescue patients: a qualitative study of RNs' perceived involvement in rapid response teams.

Leach LS, Mayo A, O'Rourke M. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e13.

STUDY

Team situation awareness and the anticipation of patient progress during ICU rounds.

Reader TW, Flin R, Mearns K, Cuthbertson BH. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:1035-1042.

COMMENTARY

Failure to rescue in neonatal care.

Gephart SM, McGrath JM, Effken JA. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2011;25:275-282.

STUDY

Strategies used by critical care nurses to identify, interrupt, and correct medical errors.

Henneman EA, Gawlinski A, Blank FS, Henneman PL, Jordan D, McKenzie JB. Am J Crit Care. 2010;19:500-509.

STUDY

On the ball: leadership for patient safety and learning in critical care.

Tregunno D, Jeffs L, Hall LM, Baker R, Doran D, Bassett SB. J Nurs Adm. 2009;39:334-339.

STUDY

Nurses' behaviors and visual scanning patterns may reduce patient identification errors.

Marquard JL, Henneman PL, He Z, Jo J, Fisher DL, Henneman EA. J Exp Psychol Appl. 2011;17:247-256.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Safety.

Simmons D, ed. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2010;22:161-290.

STUDY

Structural empowerment and patient safety culture among registered nurses working in adult critical care units.

Armellino D, Quinn Griffin MT, Fitzpatrick JJ. J Nurs Manag. 2010;18:796-803.

STUDY

The impact of a tele-ICU on provider attitudes about teamwork and safety climate.

Chu-Weininger MYL, Wueste L, Lucke JF, Weavind L, Mazabob J, Thomas EJ. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e39.

STUDY

Rapid response teams seen through the eyes of the nurse.

Shapiro SE, Donaldson NE, Scott MB. Am J Nurs. 2010;110:28-34.

COMMENTARY

Clinical nurse specialists as leaders in rapid response.

Jenkins SD, Lindsey PL. Clin Nurse Spec. 2010;24:24-30.

STUDY

The nurses' experience of barriers to safe practice in the neonatal intensive care unit in Thailand.

Jirapaet V, Jirapaet K, Sopajaree C. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2006;35:746-754.

STUDY

Nurses' perceptions of how rapid response teams affect the nurse, team, and system.

Williams DJ, Newman A, Jones C, Woodard B. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26:265-272.

STUDY

Role of registered nurses in error prevention, discovery and correction.

Rogers AE, Dean GE, Hwang WT, Scott LD. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17:117-121.

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