Cover Article:

Kim Thomas, Mary VanOyen Force, Debbie Rasmussen, Dee Dodd, and Susan Whildin

Rapid Response Team: Challenges, Solutions, Benefits
Rapid response teams rely on nurses from the ICU to act as clinical experts at the bedside to assess a patient's deteriorating condition. This article describes the challenges, solutions, and benefits discovered after implementation of a rapid response team in a small community hospital.
Crit Care Nurse 2007 Feb;27(1):20-27. [Full Text] [PDF] [CE Test]  

Clinical Articles:

Denise M. Lemke

Sympathetic Storming After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
The stress response known as sympathetic storming can occur within the first 24 hours after severe traumatic brain injury or up to weeks later. This article reviews the pathophysiology of sympathetic storming, variations in signs and symptoms, potential treatment options, and education of families.
Crit Care Nurse 2007 Feb;27(1):30-37. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kathleen Shaughnessy

Massive Pulmonary Embolism
Massive pulmonary embolism in the setting of syncope and cardiac arrest is often fatal if not rapidly diagnosed. The author presents a case study of a patient with pulmonary embolism, and discusses risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnostic findings, treatment goals, and patient education.
Crit Care Nurse 2007 Feb;27(1):39-50. [Full Text] [PDF] [CE Test]  

Special Feature:

Patricia Mian, Susan Warchal, Susan Whitney, Joan Fitzmaurice, and David Tancredi

Impact of a Multifaceted Intervention on Nurses’ and Physicians’ Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Family Presence During Resuscitation
Crit Care Nurse 2007 Feb;27(1):52-61. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

Grif Alspach

THE TRUTH IS OFTEN BITTERSWEET...: CHOCOLATE DOES A HEART GOOD
Crit Care Nurse 2007 Feb;27(1):11-15. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Jocelyn M. Hooper and Nancy Albert

Cardiac diagnostic testing
Crit Care Nurse 2007 Feb;27(1):19. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ask the Experts:

Linda Littlejohns

Ask the Experts
Crit Care Nurse 2007 Feb;27(1):62-64. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book Reviews:

Pamela Shellner

Relationship-Based Care: A Model for Transforming Practice
Crit Care Nurse 2007 Feb;27(1):66. [Full Text] [PDF]  

In Our Unit:

Marian Racco and Kathleen Horn

Central Catheter Infections: Use of a Multidisciplinary Team to Find Simple Solutions
Crit Care Nurse 2007 Feb;27(1):80-79. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Education Directory:

Education Directory
Crit Care Nurse 2007 Feb;27(1):76-77. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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