Most Recent Articles from American Journal of Critical Care

• Evidence-based practice: use of the ventilator bundle to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia 

  * PURPOSE To examine critical care nurses' knowledge about the use of the ventilator bundle to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia. * METHOD...

  01/01/07 by Arlene F. Tolentino-DelosReyes Susan D Ruppert Shyang-Yun Pamela K. Shiao · More from publication

• Changing the work environment in intensive care units to achieve patient-focused care: the time has come 

  The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments and the American College of...

  11/01/06 by Kathleen McCauley Richard S. Irwin · More from publication

• Using evidence and process improvement strategies to enhance healthcare outcomes for the critically ill: a pilot project 

  * BACKGROUND Although the value of evidence-based practice may seem obvious, the process needed to produce more effective delivery of...

  11/01/06 by Carol W. Hatler Deanna Mast Jeannie Corderella Gina Mitchell Kathleen Howard Jackie Aragon Deborah Bedker · More from publication

• State of the heart: building science to improve women's cardiovascular health 

  Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States, and marked disparities in cardiovascular health exist between women and...

  11/01/06 by Anne G. Rosenfeld · More from publication

• Measuring intensive care nurses' perspectives on family-centered end-of-life care: evaluation of 3 questionnaires 

  * BACKGROUND Attempts to improve end-of-life care increasingly focus on family-centered care, but few validated assessment tools exist. *...

  11/01/06 by Lois Downey Ruth A. Engelberg Sarah E. Shannon J. Randall Curtis · More from publication

• Creating a new tipping point in intensive care 

  Hospital work is unique. It is altruistic in nature, intellectually challenging, and important. The people drawn to it want to make a difference in...

  11/01/06 by Kathleen Dracup Christopher W. Bryan-Brown · More from publication

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