Validity and reliability of the Endotracheal Suction Assessment Tool© in adult ICU patients: A methodological study.

Background: Novice nurses often find endotracheal suctioning signs unfamiliar. The Endotracheal Suction Assessment Tool© (ESAT©) aids pediatric nurses in suctioning but lacks an adult equivalent. A valid and reliable ESAT© for assessing intensive care unit patients' suction needs across different populations is necessary.

The effects of open and closed system endotracheal suctioning methods on suctioning frequency, amount of secretion, and haemodynamics: A single-blind, randomised, 2 × 2 crossover trial.

Background: Several studies have revealed that clinicians cannot suction all available secretion in the trachea and perform more frequent suctioning with a closed suctioning system (CSS) than with an open suctioning system (OSS). There are also studies claiming that the CSS is as effective as the OSS, based on either the amount of secretion, the frequency of suctioning, or haemodynamic parameters alone. However, there is no study examining all at once.

Evidence-based knowledge and emotional experiences of undergraduate nursing students regarding endotracheal suctioning: A cross-sectional, descriptive study.

Aim: This study evaluated the evidence-based knowledge and emotional experiences of undergraduate nursing students regarding endotracheal suctioning.

Research Methodology/design: A cross-sectional, descriptive, survey design was used. Nursing students' knowledge level was measured using the Suctioning Knowledge Questionnaire, and emotions were assessed using the Clinical Stress Questionnaire.

Examination of nursing drug administration practices via central venous catheter: An observational study.

Aim: To determine the compliance with nursing drug administration procedure steps associated with access to the central venous catheter for bolus infusion in intensive care units.

Methods: This observational study was conducted with 30 nurses working in an intensive care unit of a university hospital. The drug administrations practiced by nurses via central venous catheter were monitored simultaneously at 12:00 a.

Sacral Skin Temperature and Pressure Ulcer Development: A Descriptive Study.

Unlabelled: Existing evidence is inadequate to assume increased skin temperature is a risk factor for the development of pressure ulcers (PUs).

Purpose: The purpose of this prospective, descriptive study was to examine the relationship between sacral skin temperature and PU development.

Methods: Using convenience sampling methods, patients who were hospitalized in the tertiary intensive care unit (ICU) of the internal medicine department of a university hospital in İzmir, Turkey, between April and December 2015 were eligible to participate if they were ⟩18 years of age, had an expected hospital stay of at least 5 days, a Braden score ≤12, and were admitted without a PU.

The impact of forensic nursing course on students' knowledge level on forensic evidence.

The study is designed as quasi experimental including pre-test and post-test. The sample of the study is consisted of 98 students who are taking the Forensic Nursing course in the second year of the School of Nursing at a university. The mean score obtained from the test on the knowledge of forensic evidence before the training was 23.