Critical Care Nurse

A safety culture key to reducing errors.
Case Management Advisor; 12/1/2009; 738 words; ...and not just for doctors or nurses. Errors are going to happen...someone a bad doctor or a bad nurse, Klauer adds. "It's how...certification, and standard of care. However, for some other...hospitalwide approach becomes critical, he says. "If you have 15...which can result in bad patient ...

Interdepartmental team earns leader quality award.
Case Management Advisor; 12/1/2009; 1648 words; ...appropriate level of medical care," she explains. "If you talked to nurses and doctors and said...unless you meet acute care standards, and we knew...Davis. "We felt it was critical to put two case managers...included dieticians, nurses, and case managers...

Digital 'plaster' for monitoring vital signs undergoes first clinical trials.
NewsRx Health & Science; 11/22/2009; 1326 words; ...them to pick up on any critical changes in their patients...should free up doctors and nurses' time by allowing them...Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine at Imperial College...Currently, unless they are in critical care or are identified as being...

New critical care research presented at CHEST 2009.
NewsRx Health & Science; 11/22/2009; 1848 words; ...in their hometown hospital receiving care in collaboration with the tele-ICU physicians and nurses assisting with care delivery. Using 2 days as the minimum...outcomes. Researchers from Advanced ICU Care in Missouri compared 2005 (pre-introduction...

Texas Children's Hospital Opens State-of-the-Art Pediatric Simulation Center.
Heart Disease Weekly; 11/22/2009; 986 words; ...and complicated patient care through a simulated clinical...From EMT professionals to nurse practitioners and anesthesiologists...together in simulated, critical medical events as varied...that will improve patient care, the high-tech mannequins...technical and medical care." The 8,000 ...