Preventing needlestick injuries in the ICU
As a critical care nurse, you know all too well the dangers of needlestick injuries in the ICU. And while caring for patients is your number one priority, keeping yourself safe is equally important.
Hazards involved with anesthetic residues in IV lines in the ICU
In our recent three-part series on Infections in the ICU, we focused on device-assisted infections.
Honoring Nursing Innovations
Ask any critical care nurse and he or she will tell you about how rewarding and challenging the ICU environment can be.
Next Generation Stopcocks: Reducing Infections in the ICU
While there are numerous devices used in conjunction with central venous catheters in the ICU to infuse medications and control the flow of fluids, none has held the promise, or created controversy, like the stopcock.
Infection control devices – Reducing infections in the ICU
While there are numerous devices used in conjunction with central venous catheters in the ICU to infuse medications and control the flow of fluids, none has held the promise, or created controversy, like the stopcock.
Infections in the ICU, Part 3
Now in this final installment, we’d like to highlight another device-assisted infection: catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs).
Infections in the ICU, Part 2
In Part One of this series, we highlighted “Designing a Hospital to Better Fight Infection,” a Wall Street Journal article that profiled a Chicago hospital study designed to better understand the factors that influence bacterial population development in healthcare environments. The study is mapping “where hospital germs linger and what causes them to take root.”
Infections in the ICU-Part 1
The “scourge of hospital-acquired infections” is how a recent article in The Wall Street Journal phrased it. In this piece entitled “Designing a Hospital to Better Fight Infection,” the author profiles a research project in Chicago and the team of scientists that is mapping “where hospital germs linger and what causes them to take root.”
