Randomized feasibility trial for evaluating the impact of primary nursing on delirium duration during intensive care unit stay.

Objective: We tested the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial for comparing primary nursing with standard care.

Research Methodology: Elective cardiac surgical patients were eligible for inclusion. Patients with an intensive care unit stay of ≥ 3 days were followed up until intensive care unit discharge.

[Suctioning in intubated and tracheotomized patients : A narrative review].

Background: Endotracheal suctioning in intubated or tracheotomized critically ill patients is a daily task of various professional groups in intensive and emergency medicine; however, a German language summary of current evidence is lacking.

Objective: The aim is to develop a narrative overview of current evidence on endotracheal suctioning of intubated or tracheotomized patients in the clinical setting.

Material And Methods: A literature search was conducted in the databases Cinahl, Cochrane Library, Livivo, and Medline via PubMed by nurses with an academic degree.

[Post-resuscitation talk in the intensive care unit : Living interprofessionalism-a must have!].

Background: In the context of medical care, healthcare professionals are confronted with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, which can have long-term effects on the participants.

Objective: The aim was to develop, implement, and evaluate a protocol-supported post-resuscitation talk for practice in the intensive care unit of a university hospital.

Materials And Methods: Within the evidence-based nursing working group, university-qualified nurses performed a systematic literature search in CareLit (hpsmedia, Hungen, Germany), the Cochrane Library (Cochrane, London, England), LIVIVO (Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Medizin, Cologne, Germany), and PubMed/MEDLINE (U.

[Development and implementation of primary nursing in the intensive care unit: evaluation in mixed-methods design.].

Development and implementation of primary nursing in the intensive care unit: evaluation in mixed-methods design. In a university hospital, the development and implementation of Primary Nursing (Prozessverantwortliche Pflege, PP) in a pilot intensive care unit was initiated. To develop the roles of nurses with and without process responsibility a working group PP was founded while taking into account the skill-grade mix.