CCN -- Table of Contents (April 2003, 23 [2])

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Brenda Truman and E. Wesley Ely: Monitoring Delirium in Critically Ill Patients: Using the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit
Delirium is one of the most frequent complications experienced in the ICU. Critical care nurses must be able to recognize delirium at the bedside. The CAM-ICU, presented in this article, is a valid, reliable, quick, and easy-to-use serial assessment tool for monitoring delirium in ICU patients.
Crit Care Nurse 2003 Apr;23(2):25-35. [Full Text] [PDF] [CE Test]

Shauna Andrus, Janet Dubois, Chandra Jansen, Victoria Kuttner, Nancy Lansberry, and Lisa Lukowski: Teaching Documentation Tool: Building a Successful Discharge
The HeartMate VE LVAS is a device that provides cardiovascular support to patients waiting for a heart transplant. The authors describe the development of a tool used to educate patients who are discharged home with this device.
Crit Care Nurse 2003 Apr;23(2):39-48. [Full Text] [PDF]

Kathy Bally, Debbie Campbell, Kathy Chesnick, and Joan E. Tranmer: Effects of Patient-Controlled Music Therapy During Coronary Angiography on Procedural Pain and Anxiety Distress Syndrome
Patients who undergo coronary angiography may experience harmful stress. Research suggests that music therapy improves the level of comfort in patients; the authors determine the effect of patient-controlled music on the psychophysiological stress response to coronary angiography.
Crit Care Nurse 2003 Apr;23(2):50-57. [Full Text] [PDF] [CE Test]

Grif Alspach: Recognizing And Rewarding Nurse Preceptors in Critical Care: Some Answers
Crit Care Nurse 2003 Apr;23(2):13-19. [Full Text] [PDF]

Judy Davidson: Family-focused care
Crit Care Nurse 2003 Apr;23(2):21. [Full Text] [PDF]

Kathleen M. Elliott, Michelle Coffey, Gregory K. Crowder, and Dennis J. Cheek: Homocysteine testing
Crit Care Nurse 2003 Apr;23(2):21. [Full Text] [PDF]

Randy M. Caine: Psychological Influences in Critical Care: Perspectives From Psychoneuroimmunology
Crit Care Nurse 2003 Apr;23(2):60-69. [Full Text] [PDF] [CE Test]

Debra Lynn-McHale Wiegand: Advances in Cardiac Surgery: Valve Repair
Crit Care Nurse 2003 Apr;23(2):72-90. [Full Text] [PDF]

Joyce M. Brewer and Patricia A. Waltman: Epilepsy and Pregnancy: Maternal and Fetal Effects of Phenytoin
Crit Care Nurse 2003 Apr;23(2):93-98. [Full Text] [PDF]

Julie A. Stanik-Hutt: Pain Management in the Critically Ill
Crit Care Nurse 2003 Apr;23(2):99-103. [Full Text] [PDF]

Kevin Giordano: Examining Nursing Malpractice: A Defense Attorney’s Perspective
Crit Care Nurse 2003 Apr;23(2):104-107. [Full Text] [PDF]

Juan R. Quintero: Achieve Cost Benefits With Innovative Care Management
Crit Care Nurse 2003 Apr;23(2):109-113. [Full Text] [PDF]

Catherine A. Heyneman: Preoperative Considerations: Which Herbal Products Should Be Discontinued Before Surgery?
Crit Care Nurse 2003 Apr;23(2):116-124. [Full Text] [PDF]

Peggy Reu and Kelly Maple: Supporting Lifelong Learning and Competency Development
Crit Care Nurse 2003 Apr;23(2):136-135. [Full Text] [PDF]

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