Technology in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Download or read book Technology in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America written by Shu-Fen Wung and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-05-11 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Wung is addressing an important component of critical care nursing: the role of technology in patient care. She has assembled top authors to provide current clinical information in the following areas: Sensory overload and technology in critical care; Alarm fatigue; Nurse-technology Interactions; Safety steps to prevent Infusion errors; Product design and medical devices for nurses ; Technologies to assess physiologic parameters (hemodynamics/cardio output); Technologies to support hemodynamics (e.g., balloon pump. ECMO, etc); Interactive computer programs for application of critical thinking skills; Information technology Electronic health records (EHR); Real-time detection of clinical care deviations in ICU; Medication safety technology; and eICU/iCARE. Readers will come away with the updates they need to improve patient outcomes.