Intensive Care Unit Memories and Trauma Triggers for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Survivors Hospitalized During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background: Intensive care unit (ICU) admissions can be traumatic for critically ill, ventilated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients due to fear of death, an inability to verbally communicate, reliance on health care professionals, and invasive medical interventions. Adult ARDS patients hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic were strictly isolated and had limited to no visitation from loved ones, impacting their access to support systems.

Objective: To explore the memories and sensory triggers for them (if applicable) of adult ARDS survivors hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An Exploration of Nurses' Attitudes and Beliefs on Reporting Medication Errors.

Background: Medication errors in health care are prevalent. Nurses play an important role in reporting; however errors remain underreported in incident reporting systems. Understanding the perspective of nurses will inform strategies to improve reporting and build systems to reduce errors.

Acute Perioperative Pain Management of the Orthopaedic Patient: Guidance for Operationalizing Evidence Into Practice.

Orthopaedic surgery often results in pain, with less than half of patients reporting adequate relief. Unrelieved acute pain occurring after surgery increases the risk of negative sequelae, including delayed healing, increased morbidity, pulmonary complications, limited rehabilitation participation, anxiety, depression, increased length of stay, prolonged duration of opioid use, and the development of chronic pain. Interventions that are individualized, evidence-informed, and applied within an ethical framework improve healthcare delivery for patients, clinicians, and healthcare organizations.

Original Research: Exploring Medication Safety Practices from the Nurse's Perspective.

Background: Medication preparation and administration are complex tasks that nurses must perform daily within today's complicated health care environment. Despite more than two decades of efforts to reduce medication errors, it's well known that such errors remain prevalent. Obtaining insight from direct care nurses may clarify where opportunities for improvement exist and guide future efforts to do so.

Exploring Nurses' Attitudes, Skills, and Beliefs of Medication Safety Practices.

Background: Medication errors exist within health care systems despite efforts to reduce their incidence. These errors may result in patient harm including morbidity, mortality, and increased health care costs.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore direct care nurses' attitudes, skills, and beliefs about medication safety practice.

Position Statement: Acute Perioperative Pain Management Among Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery by the American Society for Pain Management Nursing and The National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses.

Patients undergoing elective orthopaedic surgery may experience pain that is acute, chronic or a combination of the two, with less than half of all surgical patients reporting adequate pain relief. The National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (NAON) and the American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN) have partnered to provide evidence-informed guidance to empower nurses to employ effective pain management. Understanding and applying ethical, evidence-informed, patient-focused, interprofessional interventions will improve outcomes for patients, clinicians, and healthcare organizations.

Impact of Bundled Care on Outcomes Following Elective Primary Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Background: Standardized approaches to care and care pathways for patients with joint replacement have been shown to decrease length of stay (LOS), improve patient participation in education, decrease patient anxiety while improving perception of care, and lead to overall efficiency and improved care and outcomes.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether implementation of a standardized bundle approach to care influenced the outcomes after total hip or total knee arthroplasty (THA or TKA).

Methods: A retrospective, quasi-experimental before- and after-design study was used to evaluate the impact of the intervention.