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Critical Care Nursing

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•Health Care Providers (78)

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•Hospitals (80)

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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.

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.

COMMENTARY

Preventing sentinel events caused by family members.

Wall Y, Kautz DD. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2011;30:25-27.

STUDY

Medical errors recovered by critical care nurses.

Dykes PC, Rothschild JM, Hurley AC. J Nurs Adm. 2010;40:241-246.

STUDY

Impact of performance obstacles on intensive care nurses' workload, perceived quality and safety of care, and quality of working life.

Gurses AP, Carayon P, Wall M. Health Serv Res. 2009;44:422-443.

COMMENTARY

Patient safety and collaboration of the intensive care unit team.

Despins LA. Crit Care Nurse. April 2009;29:85-91.

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

Rework and workarounds in nurse medication administration process: implications for work processes and patient safety.

Halbesleben JRB, Savage GT, Wakefield DS, Wakefield BJ. Health Care Manage Rev. 2010;35:124-133.

COMMENTARY

Rolling out the rapid response team.

Gallagher-Ford L, Fineout-Overholt E, Melnyk BM, Stillwell SB. Am J Nurs. 2011;111:42-47.

COMMENTARY

Unreported errors in the intensive care unit: a case study of the way we work.

Henneman EA. Crit Care Nurse. 2007;27:27-34.

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

Comparing errors in ED computer-assisted vs conventional pediatric drug dosing and administration.

Yamamoto L, Kanemori J. Am J Emerg Med. 2010;28:588-592.

COMMENTARY

Failure to rescue in neonatal care.

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

STUDY

Worries and concerns experienced by nurse specialists during inter-hospital transports of critically ill patients: a critical incident study.

Gustafsson M, Wennerholm S, Fridlund B. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2010;26:138-145.

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.

REVIEW

Inappropriate trust in technology: implications for critical care nurses.

Browne M, Cook P. Nurs Crit Care. 2011;16:92-98.

STUDY

ICU nurses' acceptance of electronic health records.

Carayon P, Cartmill R, Blosky MA, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2011;18:812-819.

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.

COMMENTARY

Clinical nurse specialists as leaders in rapid response.

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

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.

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