A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study to Determine the Effect of Real-Time Videos With Smart Glass on the Performance of the Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of real-time videos with smart glasses on the performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation performed by nursing students. In this randomized controlled pilot study, the students were randomly assigned to the smart glass group (n = 12) or control group (n = 8). Each student's cardiopulmonary resuscitation performance was evaluated by determining sequential steps in the American Heart Association algorithm they applied and the accuracy and time of each step.

Evaluating Smart Glasses for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

Smart glasses allow care providers to connect to remote experts for consultation and have the potential to improve care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the user experience with smart glasses in a simulated nursing care environment. We collected data via post-simulation semi-structured interviews and System Usability Scale (SUS) surveys.

The effect of vasopressor agents on pressure injury development in intensive care patients.

Background: Vasopressors are life-saving agents that increase mean arterial pressure. The pharmacodynamic features of these agents and previous studies suggest that vasopressors may be an essential risk factor in developing pressure injuries.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the effect of vasopressors in medical-surgical intensive care patients on pressure injury development.

Opinions and experiences of healthcare professionals regarding structured virtual patient visits in ICUs: A qualitative study.

Objectives: This study aimed to reveal the experiences of healthcare professionals regarding a structured Virtual Patient Visit (sVPV) program implemented in an ICU during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and to share the process of establishing the program.

Design: This qualitative, exploratory study was conducted using a semi-structured, in-depth interview method.

Setting: The study was conducted in a university hospital ICU in Turkey (where a sVPV program was implemented) and comprised one physician, eight nurses, and one clerk who volunteered to participate in the study.

Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure Management: An Observational Study Guided by the SEIPS Model.

Introduction: The aim of the rigorous endotracheal tube cuff pressure (ETTCP) management is to maintain cuff pressures within the recommended values during the mechanical ventilation period. However, hyperinflation or hypoinflation of cuff has been reported because of inconsistent clinical practices in intensive care unit (ICU) settings. Furthermore, there is no available best evidence for clinical decision-making regarding the ETTCP management provided by international institutes.

The effect of structured virtual patient visits (sVPVs) on COVID-19 patients and relatives' anxiety levels in intensive care unit.

Aim And Objectives: To determine the effect of structured Virtual Patient Visits (sVPVs) on the anxiety, satisfaction, hospital anxiety and depression levels of intensive care unit (ICU) COVID-19 patients and their relatives.

Background: There is no evidence regarding the direct effect of virtual patient visits in the ICU.

Design: The STROBE statement guided this study.

Case study: An older COVID-19 patient in a Turkish intensive care unit with prolonged stay.

This paper reports the presentation and management of an older female patient who was diagnosed with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and discharged from an intensive care unit (ICU) after prolonged hospitalization. The patient's COVID-19 test was negative; therefore, she was monitored in the COVID-19 general clinic with normal levels of oxygen saturation (SpO ). The patient had been taking Plaquenil for rheumatoid arthritis for a long time.

"Noise Factory": A qualitative study exploring healthcare providers' perceptions of noise in the intensive care unit.

Objectives: This study aimed to explore healthcare providers' perceptions of noise in the intensive care unit.

Design: A qualitative exploratory study was conducted using group interviews.

Setting: The setting comprised a total of 15 participants (five physicians and ten registered nurses) working in an 18-bed medical surgical intensive care unit at a teaching hospital in Istanbul, Turkey.

Interobserver Reliability of Glasgow Coma Scale Scores for Intensive Care Unit Patients.

Background: Intensive care units frequently use the Glasgow Coma Scale to objectively assess patients' levels of consciousness. Interobserver reliability of Glasgow Coma Scale scores is critical in determining the degree of impairment.

Objective: To evaluate interobserver reliability of intensive care unit patients' Glasgow Coma Scale scores.

Interrater reliability in pupillary assessment among intensive care nurses.

Background: Pupillary abnormalities are a common and reliable finding of brain herniation, ischaemia, and acute brain injury in critically ill patients. Reliable pupil assessment is a vital evaluation in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for neurocritical patients.

Aim: To evaluate inter-rater reliability of pupillary assessment among intensive care.

Effects of eHealth-Based Interventions on Adherence to Components of Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of eHealth-based interventions on patient adherence to components of cardiac rehabilitation (CR).

Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement guided this review. Medline, CINAHL, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched for studies published from January 1996 to December 2017.

Significance of the detection of influenza and other respiratory viruses for antibiotic stewardship: Lessons from the post-pandemic period.

Objective: The aim was to describe the factors associated with antibiotic use in upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) in the post-pandemic influenza period.

Methods: All consecutive patients who attended the emergency and outpatient departments of a private 265-bed hospital in Istanbul, Turkey with symptoms of an influenza-like illness (ILI) between January and June 2011 were included.

Results: Out of 1270 patients, 100 were tested for Streptococcus A infection and 16 (16%) were found to be positive; 36 patients were tested for respiratory syncytial virus and five were found to be positive.

Effects of nurse-led clinical pathway in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A quasi-experimental study.

Aims And Objectives: To develop and evaluate the effects of a nurse-led clinical pathway for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Background: A clinical pathway is a multidisciplinary care plan, based on evidence and guidelines to provide consistent, quality care to patients and improve outcomes.

Design: Prospective, quasi-experimental design.

Using high-fidelity simulation as a learning strategy in an undergraduate intensive care course.

Using high-fidelity simulations to facilitate student learning is an uncommon practice in Turkish nursing programs. The aim of the present study was to understand students' perceptions of the use of simulation in nursing courses. Subjects included 36 senior nursing students taking an intensive care course.