Distress among hospitalized patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Background: Previous studies have demonstrated that those suffering from acute coronary syndrome (ACS) experience various physical and psychological symptoms. Few studies have investigated the multi-factorial, holistic, unpleasant experience of distress that includes physical, psychological, social, and spiritual factors among this patient population while still hospitalized.

Aim: To describe the level of distress among patients hospitalized with ACS and its association with demographic and clinical factors and mortality.

Illness perceptions of Israeli hospitalized patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Background: Illness perceptions (IPs) can affect cardiac health behaviours and outcomes.

Aims And Objectives: To investigate IPs among patients hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Design: Longitudinal survey.

Introducing palliative care into the intensive care unit: An interventional study.

Background: Many Intensive Care Unit (ICU) deaths include patient and family suffering. While there is a need to include palliative care in the ICU, such care is often unavailable.

Objectives: To determine whether a course in ICU Palliative Care was associated with changes in participants' palliative care knowledge, attitudes and practices.

Bullying and Its Prevention Among Intensive Care Nurses.

Purpose: International studies report that nurse bullying is a common occurrence. The intensive care unit (ICU) is known for its high stress levels, one factor thought to increase bullying. No studies were found that investigated bullying in this population.

Translation of oral care practice guidelines into clinical practice by intensive care unit nurses.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a change in the oral care practices of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses for ventilated patients after a national effort to increase evidence-based oral care practices.

Design: Descriptive comparison of ICU nurses in 2004-2005 and 2012.

Method: Two convenience national surveys of ICU nurses were collected in 2004-2005 (n = 218) and 2012 (n = 233).

Moral distress and structural empowerment among a national sample of Israeli intensive care nurses.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine levels of structural empowerment, moral distress, and the association between them among intensive care nurses.

Background: Structural empowerment is the ability to access sources of power. Moral distress is the painful feelings experienced when a person knows the right thing to do but cannot do so due to external constraints.

ICU nurses' oral-care practices and the current best evidence.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the oral-care practices of ICU nurses, to compare those practices with current evidence-based practice, and to determine if the use of evidence-based practice was associated with personal demographic or professional characteristics.

Design: A national survey of oral-care practices of ICU nurses was conducted using a convenience sample of 218 practicing ICU nurses in 2004-05. The survey instrument included questions about demographic and professional characteristics and a checklist of oral-care practices.