| Title |
Nurses and ventilators
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Critical Care, February 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/cc11186 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Amal Jubran |
| Abstract |
In the previous issue of Critical Care, Rose and colleagues report the results of a survey on the frequency with which ICU nurses are involved in decision-making in ventilator management. About 63 to 88% of the decisions were made by nurses in collaboration with physicians, and as much as 68% of ventilator adjustments were performed by nurses independent of physicians. Nurse involvement in decision-making was twice as likely in ICUs that use weaning protocols. The ICU nurse performs many roles, the most important being the continuous observation of a patient. The diversion of a nurse's attention from constant vigilance by performing tasks of no benefit, such as the use of weaning protocols, would be a most unfortunate turn of events. |
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| United States | 3 | 60% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
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| Student > Master | 4 | 20% |
| Researcher | 4 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 15% |
| Other | 2 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 3 | 15% |
| Unknown | 3 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 25% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 25% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 10% |
| Psychology | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 1 | 5% |
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