The emotion: A crucial component in the care of critically ill patients.

Background: The acquisition of experience is a major concern for nurses in intensive care units. Although the emotional component of the clinical practice of these nurses has been widely studied, greater examination is required to determine how this component influences their learning and practical experience.

Objective: To discover the relationships between emotion, memory and learning and the impacts on nursing clinical practice.

Practical knowledge of experienced nurses in critical care: a qualitative study of their narratives.

Background: Scholars of nursing practices have claimed practical knowledge is source of knowledge in its own right, nevertheless we know little about this knowledge associated with day-to-day practice. The purpose of this study is to describe knowledge that the more experienced nurses the in ICU make use of and discover the components of care it includes. Understanding this knowledge can contribute to improving the working practices of nurses with less experience.