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Objective: To update and establish content validity for the Checklist of NICU Caregiver Behaviors.
Design: Structured literature review and Delphi analysis.
Setting/local Problem: Neonates born prematurely or who are sick in the NICU are frequently exposed to harmful stimuli that can affect brain development and result in adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes.
Aust Crit Care
January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia; NHMRC CRE in Wiser Wound Care, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.
Background: Communication boards are a low-technology tool used to facilitate interactions with mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units (ICUs). Research on the acceptability of communication boards in resource-limited intensive care settings is lacking.
Aim: The aim of this study was to assess patients' and nurses' experienced acceptability of implementing a communication board in Sri Lankan ICUs.
Int J Nurs Stud
January 2025
NIHR Collaboration for Applied Research (Wessex), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom. Electronic address:
Ongoing challenges in the provision of care, driven by growing care complexity and nursing shortages, prompt us to reconsider the basis for efficient division of nursing labour. In organising nursing work, traditionally the focus has been on identifying nursing tasks that can be delegated to other less expensive and less highly educated staff, in order to make best use of scarce resources. We argue that nursing care activities are connected and intertwined.
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January 2025
University of British Columbia, School of Nursing, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Background: Delirium is a common issue in critical care, yet its prevention and management strategies are often inconsistent. Understanding the factors that lead to the omission or delay in delirium-related care by critical care nurses is essential for enhancing patient outcomes.
Objectives: This study aimed to identify the specific delirium-related prevention and management strategies that are frequently missed or delayed by critical care nurses.
Nephrol Nurs J
January 2025
Senior Consultant to the Global Medical Office, Fresenius Medical Care, Waltham, MA.
Patients with acute kidney injury often require dialysis (AKI-D) in the outpatient setting following hospitalization. Management of the patient with AKI-D should focus on preventing further insult to the damaged kidney and recovery of kidney function. Clinical attention should include continuity of care, education, infection control, medication management, and fluid management.
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