Established in 1908, the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) has evolved through and survived many times of triumph and tumult over the decades (CNA 2024a). But few times have found CNA in a tougher position than it is in today as we juggle the need to provide strong and effective advocacy, stewardship of the profession, a wide range of member services and a constant effort to attract voluntary members. Sustaining CNA as the national and global voice of professional nursing in Canada needs decisive support from the nurses of Canada. In this commentary, the current and past chief executive officers reflect on CNA's legacy of success and call on nurse leaders to rally support for an exciting and effective national professional association.
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J Clin Nurs
January 2025
Department of Nursing, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Aim: To retrieve, evaluate and summarise the best evidence for non-pharmacological management of sleep disturbances in ICU patients, and to provide basis for clinical nursing practice.
Design: This study was an evidence summary followed by the evidence summary reporting standard of Fudan University Center for Evidence-based Nursing.
Methods: All evidence on non-pharmacological management of sleep disturbances in ICU patients from both domestic and international databases and relevant websites was systematically searched, including guidelines, expert consensuses, best practice, clinical decision-making, evidence summaries and systematic review.
Aust Crit Care
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.
Crit Care Explor
January 2025
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Alberta Health Services, AB, Canada.
Importance: Nursing workforce changes, knowledge translation gaps, and environmental/organizational barriers may impact sepsis recognition and management within the ICU.
Objectives: To: 1) evaluate current ICU nursing knowledge of sepsis recognition and management, 2) explore individual and environmental or organizational factors impacting nursing recognition and management of sepsis using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF), and 3) describe perceived barriers and facilitators to nursing recognition and management of patients with sepsis.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This cross-sectional survey was administered to nurses working in four general system ICUs between October 24, 2023, and January 30, 2024.
BMJ Open
January 2025
Nursing, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Objectives: This study aimed to explore the perceptions of donation coordinators in Canada and understand how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their work activities.
Design: A sequential mixed-method design incorporating a cross-sectional survey investigating demographic data, substance use and abuse and perceived stress related to the pandemic and semistructured qualitative interviews to further investigate those.
Setting: Organ donation organisations across Canada.
J Clin Med
December 2024
Nurs * Lab, 2829-511 Almada, Portugal.
: A Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) is a safe and effective Central Vascular Access Device when properly used. Therefore, it has become an increasingly frequent procedure. Nurses are often the professionals responsible for its insertion, maintenance, and removal.
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