NursingCenter Journal Feed: AACN Advanced Critical Care http://www.nursingcenter.com en-us @NC 2006 Prevention, Recognition, and Management of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=1296035 Journal Title: AACN Advanced Critical Care 
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Issue pub date:January/March 2012 

Volume:23 Number:1  

Pages:5 -11  
 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:24:01 EST
John Allen PharmD, BCPS

Earnest Alexander PharmD

Earnest Alexander PharmD; Department Editors

Gregory Susla PharmD; Department Editors
 Creating a Healthy Workplace: Practical Steps for Implementing Healthy Work Environments http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=1296089 Journal Title: AACN Advanced Critical Care 
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Issue pub date:January/March 2012 

Volume:23 Number:1  

Pages:14 -17  
 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:33:47 EST
Nancy Blake RN, CCRN, NEA-BC

Nancy Blake RN, CCRN, NEA-BC; Department Editor
 Pediatric Perspectives: It Is Easy Being Green: Greening the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=1296116 Journal Title: AACN Advanced Critical Care 
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Issue pub date:January/March 2012 

Volume:23 Number:1  

Pages:18 -23  
 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:31:38 EST
Mary Frances Pate RN, DSN, CNS

Mary Frances Pate RN, DSN, CNS; Department Editor
 Placement of an Esophageal Temperature Probe by Nurses http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=1296129 Journal Title: AACN Advanced Critical Care 
Abstract :Conclusions:Literature is lacking to guide ETP placement. In this study, RNs overestimated the depth for ETP insertion. Accurate temperature readings are highly dependent on accurate anatomical location placement. Providing skill competency training that incorporated anatomical imaging technology en.... 

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Volume:23 Number:1  

Pages:24 -31  
 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:32:57 EST
Mary Beth Makic RN, PhD, CNS, CCNS, CCRN

Karen Lovett RN, MS, CCRN

M. Azam MD, FRCS (Glasg), FRCS (Eng), FCCP
 Evaluating a New Rapid Response Team NP-Led Versus Intensivist-Led Comparisons http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=1296172 Journal Title: AACN Advanced Critical Care 
Abstract :Evidence is needed to validate rapid response teams (RRTs), including those led by nurse practitioners (NPs). A descriptive-comparative mixed-methods study was undertaken to evaluate a newly implemented NP-led RRT at 2 Canadian hospitals. On the basis of data gathered on 255 patients who received an.... 

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Volume:23 Number:1  

Pages:32 -42  
 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:30:42 EST
Kimberly Scherr RN, MN, NP

Donna Wilson RN, PhD

Joan Wagner RN, PhD

Maureen Haughian RN, BScN
 Symposium Introduction: Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Changing the Physiological Paradigm for Critical Care Nurses http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=1296265 Journal Title: AACN Advanced Critical Care 
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Volume:23 Number:1  

Pages:44 -45  
 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:33:56 EST
Michael Petty RN, PhD, CCNS, ACNS-BC

Michael Petty RN, PhD, CCNS, ACNS-BC; Symposium Editor
 Physiology of Continuous-Flow Pumps http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=1296270 Journal Title: AACN Advanced Critical Care 
Abstract :The use of mechanical pumps for circulatory support started in the mid-1950s. The evolution of these devices has led to the present-day use of continuous-flow pumps to take over the function of a patientʼs failing heart. The physiology associated with rotary blood pump use is quite different fr.... 

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Volume:23 Number:1  

Pages:46 -54  
 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:32:20 EST
Dawn Christensen MS, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC

Michael Petty RN, PhD, CCNS, ACNS-BC; Symposium Editor
 Temporary Ventricular Assist Devices in the Intensive Care Unit as a Bridge to Decision http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=1296323 Journal Title: AACN Advanced Critical Care 
Abstract :Morbidity and mortality in patients with cardiogenic shock remain high despite the recent advances in therapy. New temporary ventricular assist devices (VADs) that are rapidly applied to normalize cardiac output in patients with severe heart failure are being used more frequently. Bridge to decision.... 

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Volume:23 Number:1  

Pages:55 -68  
 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:40:34 EST
Timothy Myers BS, RRT, RCVT, CCRA

Michael Petty RN, PhD, CCNS, ACNS-BC; Symposium Editor
 Ventricular Assist Devices: What Intensive Care Unit Nurses Need to Know About Postoperative Management http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=1296362 Journal Title: AACN Advanced Critical Care 
Abstract :Patients with advanced heart failure have limited treatment options despite advances in medical management. Ventricular assist devices represent a surgical option that offers improved end-organ function, survival, and quality of life. Postoperative nursing management involves the most complicated as.... 

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Volume:23 Number:1  

Pages:69 -83  
 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:06:22 EST
Genevieve O'Shea RN, BN, CCRN-CSC-CMC
 Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device and the Right Ventricle http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=1296390 Journal Title: AACN Advanced Critical Care 
Abstract :Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have become accepted as treatment for heart failure as a result of improvements in diagnosing and treating left ventricular failure and limited donor availability. In the Pivotal Study of the HeartMate II in the bridge to transplantation population, the incide.... 

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Volume:23 Number:1  

Pages:86 -90  
 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:26:37 EST
Mark Puhlman RN, ARNP
 Anticoagulation and Bleeding in Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices: Walking the Tightrope http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=1296402 Journal Title: AACN Advanced Critical Care 
Abstract :A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a lifesaving therapy for end-stage heart failure, but it is associated with major complications such as bleeding and thrombosis. Anticoagulation is an important part of LVAD therapy; it requires meticulous management and monitoring for prevention of thrombo.... 

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Issue pub date:January/March 2012 

Volume:23 Number:1  

Pages:91 -98  
 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:24:57 EST
Sudha Kurien MSN, ANP-BC

Kylie Hughes MSN, ANP-BC, CCRN
 Ethics in Critical Care:Twenty Years Since Cruzan and the Patient Self-Determination Act: Opportunities for Improving Care at the End of Life in Critical Care Settings http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=1296441 Journal Title: AACN Advanced Critical Care 
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Issue pub date:January/March 2012 

Volume:23 Number:1  

Pages:99 -106  
 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:44:19 EST
Cynda Rushton RN, PhD

Brett Kaylor BA, MS

Myra Christopher BS

Cynda Rushton RN, PhD; Department Editor
 ECG Challenges: Electrical Storm in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Recipients http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=1296522 Journal Title: AACN Advanced Critical Care 
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Issue pub date:January/March 2012 

Volume:23 Number:1  

Pages:108 -112  
 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:29:22 EST
Gerard Hannibal RN, MSN, PCCN

Gerard Hannibal RN, MSN, PCCN; Department Editor