The pressure is on in the intensive care unit (ICU). In the ICU, the cardiac monitors constantly beep—beeps that follow you to sleep and invade your dreams. Has my patient’s blood pressure increased ...

We are excited to announce that U of U Health is moving to an ICU Residency Program for new graduates that includes a Transition To Practice (TTP), arriving Summer of 2023. As a result, CCI is being ...

A 3-step protocol, "time-out for sign-out," standardizes OR to ICU handoffs, improving communication and patient safety. Junior clinicians benefit significantly from structured handoff processes, ...

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses launched a knowledge assessment tool, Feb. 13 to more easily find knowledge gaps and personalize new training to streamline onboarding time for ICU ...

A total of 317 patients were admitted to our ICU for CAP during the two studied periods: 142 (44.8%) during the historical period and 175 (55.2%) during the intervention period. Baseline ...

The healthcare industry is undergoing a profound transformation, with virtual technologies playing a pivotal role in enhancing patient care, staff efficiency, and cost savings. The University of ...

Critical care nursing is a high-stakes specialty where every decision can be life-changing. From mastering advanced monitoring to applying evidence-based guidelines, ICU nurses balance technical ...

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the largest specialty nursing association in the world, is making the AACN Competence Framework for Progressive ...

The main result of our study is that in our unit, the mortality of patients with CAP was reduced from 43.6% to 30.9%. We demonstrated that compliance with some components of the bundles derived from ...