Nursing in Critical Care Setting (eBook)

Irene Comisso (RN, MSN) was graduated in 2000, and achieved the Master in Nursing Sciences degree in 2011. She works as ICU nurse since 2000, and lectures ICU nursing at Nursing Bachelor in Udine, Italy. She is member of the scientific board of STAT (selected topics in anaestesia and intensive care) annual congress. She is author of several publications and participated in critical care nursing conferences as speaker and chairman.Alberto Lucchini works as a nurse in the general ICU at the Department of perioperative medicine and intensive care of San Gerardo Monza hospital since 1992. He is a chief nurse since 2003. Since 2006 he is the coordinator of master in Nursing Sciences of anesthesia and intensive care at the University of Milan Bicocca. He has been a member of the scientific board in several events and conferences on the topic of critical care nursing. He is member of the direction board of Aniarti (Italian critical care nurses association). He has several publications and collaborations to observational and multicentric studies.Stefano Bambi (RN, MSN) is a PhD candidate in nursing science at the University of Firenze, Italy. He was graduated in 1995, and has been working as staff nurse in emergency department for about 10 years. Since 2008, he is working as staff nurse in intensive care unit. He was formerly lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care Nursing at Nursing Bachelor and other universitary courses in Florence. He was (invited) speaker in several conferences. He is an author of several nursing papers published in national and international journals.Gian Domenico Giusti (RN, MSN) is staff nurse in Intensive Care Unit at Perugia Hospital. He is Lecturer in Critical Care at School of Nursing, Perugia University of Medicine, Italy. He is member of National Board of Aniarti (Italian Critical Care Nurses Associations) and member of Editorial Board of  “Scenario. Il nursing nella sopravvivenza” (Official Journal of Aniarti). He is the author of many scientific publications and invited speaker in several conferences.

PREFACEI. ComissoINTRODUCTIONG. BecattiniDEDICATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSLIST OF ABBREVIATIONSUNIT 1. ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING IN ICU1. Monitoring patients: what’s new in intensive care setting?M. Manici 2. Neurological, pain, sedation and confusion assessmentG. Giusti, G. Mistraletti3. Respiratory and ventilatory assessmentA. Lucchini, S. Bambi, C. De Felippis4. Cardiovascular assessment and monitoringI. Comisso, A. Lucchini5. Early mobility, skin and pressure ulcer risk assessmentG. Giusti, A. PeghettiUNIT 2. BASIC CARE IN ICU6. The Interventional Patient Hygiene ModelS. Bambi7. Bed bath, eye, mouth and skin careG. Giusti, I. Comisso9. Patients’ positioningS. Bambi, S. Elli10. General considerations about infection preventionI. Comisso, S. BambiUNIT 3. CARE QUALITY MEASUREMENT: FROM PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TO NURSING SENSITIVE OUTCOMES11. Ventilator Associated Pneumonia and Hospital Acquired Pneumonia preventionS. Bambi, 12. Hospital-Acquired Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection preventionI. Comisso, A. Lucchini13. Hospital-Acquired Urinary Tract Infection preventionI. Comisso, A. Lucchini14. Deep vein Thrombosis and pulmonary embolism preventionM. Manici, I. Comisso15. Hospital-acquired injuries: device-related pressure ulcers, falls and restraintsS. Bambi, G. Giusti16. Gastrointestinal function: enteral nutrition and bowel managementI. Comisso, S. Bambi17. Visiting policies in Intensive Care UnitM. Manici, G. GiustiUNIT 4. FUTURE PERSPECTIVES IN INTENSIVE CARE NURSING18. A systemic approach: ABCDE bundleM. Manici, A. Negro, G. Giusti 19. Nurse staffing levels: skill mix and nursing care hours per patient-dayA. Lucchini, I. Comisso, M. Pirovano, C. De Felippis20. Evolutions in ICU nursing S. Bambi