Nursing in Critical Care Journal

🩺 First ICU Placement: A Defining Moment in Nursing Education New research explores the first clinical experiences of nursing students in the ICU,a pivotal step in shaping their professional identity and growth. 📖 doi.org/10.1111/nicc.7… #CriticalCare #NursingEducation

🚨 ICU nurses are burning out silently, and sleep deprivation is a key driver. This article reveals how intensive shift work disrupts sleep and affects nutrition, family life, and social wellbeing. 📖 doi.org/10.1111/nicc.1… #NursingResearch #SundayReflection

💔Family members of ICU patients often experience anticipatory grief, a silent, ongoing loss felt before death. This study validated the Chinese Anticipatory Grief Scale. 🔹 Read here: doi.org/10.1111/nicc.7… #AnticipatoryGrief #CriticalCareNursing @BACCNUK

💻🧠 Digital Culture + Digital Competence = Better Clinical Judgement? In today’s tech-driven ICUs, clinical judgement isn't just about experience, it’s about digital readiness. Read here: doi.org/10.1111/nicc.7… #DigitalNursing #CriticalCare @BACCNUK #NursingInformatics

🫀 Can we predict who’s most at risk? This study presents a nomogram to predict in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation, two co-occurring conditions with high mortality. doi.org/10.1111/nicc.7… #CriticalCare

🧠 Frailty & Fear of Death in Critical Care: What’s the Link? A mixed methods study explores how frailty amplifies death anxiety in older patients admitted to critical care units. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/nicc.1… #CriticalCare #Frailty #GeriatricNursing #EndOfLifeCare

Can a simple ratio help us spot sepsis earlier in our most fragile patients? This study looks at C-Reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio as a powerful, independent predictor of sepsis in preterm infants with necrotizing enterocolitis. 📖 doi.org/10.1111/nicc.7… @BACCNUK

🫶 Sunday Reflection “We stayed for the children, but who stayed for us?” During and beyond the Covid-19 pandemic, re-deployment became the norm to address workforce shortages, but at what cost? 👉 doi.org/10.1111/nicc.1… #NICCJournal #SundayReflection @BACCNUK

🎥 New Video Alert! Meet one of our Guest Editors as he introduces the upcoming special issue focused on Humanising and Elevating Critical Care: The Power of Families 📺 Watch now on YouTube: 👉 youtu.be/KVkpOLcK6QQ?si… #meettheguesteditor @BACCNUK @NydahlPeter

🩺Prolonging CRRT Filter Life in the ICU This new systematic review explores 28 studies to identify promising interventions that improve CRRT filter longevity. 👉 doi.org/10.1111/nicc.1… #RenalSupport #NursingResearch #EvidenceBasedPractice #PatientCare #CRRTFilters

📱 The use of video calls and PTSD Symptoms in family members of severe COVID-19 patients post-ICU Discharge. This study suggests that actively involving nurses in virtual communication may foster connection and improve psychological outcomes. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/nicc.7…

🫀 This qualitative study, family members share their experiences and perceptions of ECMO care during inter-hospital transfers. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/nicc.7… #CriticalCareNursing #ECMO #FamilyCentredCare #NICCJournal #NursingResearch @BACCNUK

👵🏽🧓🏼What happens after ICU care for patients aged 65 and older? This longitudinal observational study explores the characteristics, outcomes, and lived recovery experiences of older adults, with a special focus on frailty. 🔗 Full protocol: doi.org/10.1111/nicc.7… @BACCNUK

🫀🤝How do cardiovascular surgeons and ICU nurses really experience mutual support? This qualitative research highlights the critical role of teamwork in critical care. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/nicc.1… #NICCJournal #InterprofessionalCollaboration #ICUTeamwork #NursingResearch

Can the swimmer position for the upper limbs during prone ventilation lead to brachial plexus injury in ICU patients with ARDS? 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/nicc.1… #NICCJournal #CriticalCareNursing #ProneVentilation #ARDS #BrachialPlexusInjury #SwimmerPosition #ICUResearch

What’s the safest suction pressure during endotracheal tube suctioning in adults? 💡 🔗 Read the full study: doi.org/10.1111/nicc.1… #ETTSuctioning #PatientSafety #EvidenceBasedNursing #ICUNursing #RCT #SafePractice @BACCNUK

🫂 Who speaks for the critically ill? New qualitative study explores the emotional weight of surrogate decision-making 📘 Read here: doi.org/10.1111/nicc.1… #SurrogateDecisionMaking #PatientValues #ICUNursing #EndOfLifeCare #FamilySupport

🩺What influences the interruption of CRRT in ICU patients? This study examines the key clinical factors associated with CRRT interruption, including red blood cell count, filter life, blood flow velocity, and saline irrigation practices. 📖 doi.org/10.1111/nicc.1… @BACCNUK

If a nurse wrote down your story while you were unconscious in the ICU... would you want to read it? Explore how nurse-written diaries are changing lives, one entry at a time. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/nicc.7… #SundayReflections #ICUDiaries #PatientRecovery @BACCNUK

💉 The Impact of Nurse–Patient Ratios on ICU Outcomes Adequate nurse staffing in ICUs isn’t just a numbers game,it’s life-saving care in action. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/nicc.7… #CriticalCare #Nursing #PatientSafety #ICU #HealthcareQuality