Nurses' perceptions of point of care testing in critical care: A cross-sectional survey.

Background: Nurses working in critical care (intensive or high dependency care units) perform a multitude of tasks including point-of-care testing (POCT), where diagnostic tests are performed at or near a patient's bedside. POCT can speed up clinical decision-making, but errors can occur at any point in the pre-analytical phase.

Aim: To investigate nurses' perceptions of current POCT practice in critical care pre and post the COVID-19 pandemic.

Blood sampling in adult critical care: a mixed methods study.

There are few studies exploring blood sampling practice in critical care. In particular, the views of nursing staff are missing from the literature. The aim of this mixed methods study was to understand blood sampling practice at a single centre National Specialist Orthopaedic NHS trust in London, England.