Delphi survey of research priorities.

Aim: To identify nurses' priorities for topics and issues to be addressed by a developing nursing research program at a county hospital.

Background: Delphi surveys have been effective at other hospitals to identify research priorities of nurses.

Methods: A Delphi survey was performed in two rounds.

Guideline development and education to insure accurate and consistent pulmonary artery wedge pressure measurement by nurses in intensive care units.

A consistent pulmonary artery wedge pressure measurement is vital to insure that patients have the proper fluid balance and that the healthcare team obtain accurate information on the patients' ventricular function. This article discusses how guidelines for pulmonary artery wedge pressure measurement were developed and implemented at one facility. To implement and ensure that the guidelines were effective, nurses received a copy of guidelines for pulmonary artery wedge pressure measurement and they were posted in the intensive care unit.