Cover Article:

Elaine Siow

Enteral Versus Parenteral Nutrition for Acute Pancreatitis
How do enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition compare in patients with acute pancreatitis?
Crit Care Nurse 2008 Aug;28(4):19-30. [Full Text] [PDF] [CE Test]  

Clinical Articles:

Takeshi Unoki, Akimichi Serita, and Mary Jo Grap

Automatic Tube Compensation During Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation: Evidence and Clinical Implications
The authors review the effects of endotracheal tubes in spontaneously breathing patients, and mechanisms, advantages, and clinical implications of automatic tube compensation.
Crit Care Nurse 2008 Aug;28(4):34-42. [Full Text] [PDF] [CE Test]  

Columns:

Donna M. Proulx and Bethany J. Bourcier

Graduate Nurses in the Intensive Care Unit: An Orientation Model
Today, recent nursing graduates work in ICUs and must be trained to provide care for such patients.
Crit Care Nurse 2008 Aug;28(4):44-52. [Full Text] [PDF] [CE Test]  

Claudia Schmalenberg, Marlene Kramer, Barbara B. Brewer, Rebecca Burke, Linda Chmielewski, Karen Cox, Janice Kishner, Mary Krugman, Diana Meeks-Sjostrom, and Mary Waldo

Clinically Competent Peers and Support for Education: Structures and Practices That Work
Structures that foster clinical competency include annual reviews, educational support, recognition, review sessions, and best-practice teams.
Crit Care Nurse 2008 Aug;28(4):54-65. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

Grif Alspach

Recognizing the Primacy of Competency and Exposing the Existence of Incompetence
Crit Care Nurse 2008 Aug;28(4):12-14. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ask the Experts:

Beth Glassford

Range Orders for Pain Medication
Crit Care Nurse 2008 Aug;28(4):66-67. [Full Text] [PDF]  

In Our Unit:

Christine M. Tomes

Developing Characteristics of Nursing Exellence
Crit Care Nurse 2008 Aug;28(4):78-80. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Contributors:

Contributors
Crit Care Nurse 2008 Aug;28(4):8. [PDF]  

News & Resources:

News & Resources
Crit Care Nurse 2008 Aug;28(4):10. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Call for Papers:

Call for Papers
Crit Care Nurse 2008 Aug;28(4):16. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Lara Christy Skolones, Sue A. Thomas, Erika Friedmann, Cheryl Durden, Alyson Ross, Mei Ching Y. Lee, Hyeon-Joo Lee, and Deborah Wince Chapa

The meaning of heart failure
Crit Care Nurse 2008 Aug;28(4):17-18. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book Reviews:

Theresa Murray and Lynn M. Simko

Acute and Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialists: Synergy for Best Practices
Crit Care Nurse 2008 Aug;28(4):68. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Last Lecture
Crit Care Nurse 2008 Aug;28(4):69. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Making of a Nurse
Crit Care Nurse 2008 Aug;28(4):69. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nursing Against the Odds
Crit Care Nurse 2008 Aug;28(4):69. [Full Text] [PDF]  

AACN Practice Alert:

ST-Segment Monitoring
Crit Care Nurse 2008 Aug;28(4):70-72. [Full Text] [PDF]  

New Products:

New Products
Crit Care Nurse 2008 Aug;28(4):73-74. [PDF]  

Education Directory:

Education Directory
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