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Crit Care Explor
January 2025
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Intermediate care (IC) is prevalent nationwide, but little is known about how to best organize this level of care. Using a 99-item cross-sectional survey assessing four domains (hospital and physical IC features, provider and nurse staffing, monitoring, and interventions/services), we describe the organizational heterogeneity of IC within a five-hospital healthcare system. Surveys were completed by nurse managers from 12 (86%) of 14 IC settings.
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January 2025
Departments of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford Health Care, 900 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
Background: Critically ill ED patients on life support may undergo transition to comfort care as decided by the surrogate decision maker. When several hours are needed for loved ones to arrive and say farewell before initiating comfort care ("delayed comfort care"), these patients require prolonged ED stays or costly intensive care unit (ICU) admissions.
Methods: A novel ED observation unit (EDOU)-based delayed comfort care pathway for ED patients on invasive mechanical ventilation and/or vasopressors was created in 2013 at Stanford Hospital.
Front Public Health
January 2025
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Background: Despite increased insurance coverage since 2010, racial and ethnic minorities in the United States still receive less medical care than White counterparts. The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing's Center for Community Programs, Innovation, and Scholarship (COMPASS Center) provides free wellness services, aiming to address healthcare disparities in the neighborhoods.
Objective: To delineate the types and cost of wellness services provided by the COMPASS Center.
Am J Nurs
February 2025
Mouhammad Yabrodi, Kamal Abulebda, and Riad Lutfi are associate professors and physicians at the Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children, IU Health, Indianapolis, IN, where Mara E. Nitu is a professor and chief medical officer and Colin M. Rogerson is an assistant professor and physician. Kellie J. Pearson is a critical care respiratory therapist at IU Health, Indianapolis, IN, and Tracy Spitzer is a clinical nurse specialist at Riley Hospital for Children, IU Health, Indianapolis, IN. Nathanael Thomas Tavares is chief executive officer at Flyover Zone, Indianapolis, IN. Contact author: Mouhammad Yabrodi, The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Background: Central venous catheters (CVCs) are used in pediatric patients to deliver IV fluids, blood products, medications, and nutrients. Potential complications include central line infection, which carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality in this population. Pediatric critical care nurses play a crucial role in helping to reduce the risk of infection.
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February 2025
Author Affiliations: Vice President, Learning and Development, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis; Social Media Editor, Journal of Nursing Administration, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This interview explores the unexpected leadership journey of Dr Erik Martin, the 2022-2023 American Organization for Nursing Leadership President and chief nursing officer at Norton Children's Hospital. Starting as a bedside nurse, Dr Martin shares how others encouraged him to pursue leadership roles. The interview highlights the turning points in his career, the challenges he has faced, and valuable lessons learned.
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