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View article: The Outcomes of A Multifaceted Educational Intervention to Reduce Moral Distress Among Critical Care Nurses
The Outcomes of A Multifaceted Educational Intervention to Reduce Moral Distress Among Critical Care Nurses Open
Aim To measure the outcome of the implementation of a multifaceted educational intervention on the impact of moral distress among critical care nurses. Background The complex nature of critical care settings exaggerates different morally d…
View article: Global Consensus on Critical Care Nursing Research Priorities: A Modified Delphi Study
Global Consensus on Critical Care Nursing Research Priorities: A Modified Delphi Study Open
Background Some studies reported research priorities for adult critical care nurses (Egerod et al., 2020, George et al., 2020). However the changing nature of health systems and the recent pandemic raise the question of whether these findi…
View article: Family members’ experiences of end-of-life care in a high care unit of a public hospital
Family members’ experiences of end-of-life care in a high care unit of a public hospital Open
Introduction The death of loved ones in hospital settings can be very painful for family members, especially if they are unfamiliar with the hospital environment. End-of-life care to support family members in high care units is vital for l…
View article: Factors influencing knowledge translation into critical care practice: The reality facing intensive care nurses in Limpopo Province
Factors influencing knowledge translation into critical care practice: The reality facing intensive care nurses in Limpopo Province Open
Background. Nurses working in intensive care units (ICUs) must incorporate new knowledge and evidence-based practice (EBP) into their daily routines to enhance patient outcomes. However, this integration often falls short in ICU settings. …
View article: Moral distress among critical care nurses when excecuting do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders in a public critical care unit in Gauteng
Moral distress among critical care nurses when excecuting do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders in a public critical care unit in Gauteng Open
Background. A critical care unit admits on a daily basis patients who are critically ill or injured. The condition of these patients’ may deteriorate to a point where the medical practitioner may prescribe or decide on a ‘do not resuscitat…
View article: Raising Awareness of the Benefits of a Standardized (2222) Telephone Number for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Raising Awareness of the Benefits of a Standardized (2222) Telephone Number for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Open
This paper calls for the use of a standardized number, 2222, for cardiac arrests that occur in medical centers. Currently, 14 countries so far have adopted this recommendation. It is thought that many more lives could be saved with this si…
View article: South African Guidelines on the Determination of Death
South African Guidelines on the Determination of Death Open
Death is a medical occurrence that has social, legal, religious and cultural consequences requiring common clinical standards for its diagnosis and legal regulation. The following document compiled by the Critical Care Society of Southern …
View article: South African guidelines on the determination of death
South African guidelines on the determination of death Open
Death is a medical occurrence that has social, legal, religious and cultural consequences requiring common clinical standards for its diagnosis and legal regulation. This document compiled by the Critical Care Society of Southern Africa ou…
View article: The Critical Care Society of Southern Africa guidelines on the allocation of scarce critical care resources during the COVID-19 public health emergency in South Africa.
The Critical Care Society of Southern Africa guidelines on the allocation of scarce critical care resources during the COVID-19 public health emergency in South Africa. Open
Letter by Gopalan et al. on article by Singh and Moodley (Singh JA, Moodley K. Critical care triaging in the shadow of COVID-19: Ethics considerations. S Afr Med J 2020;110(5):355-359. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i5.14778); and r…
View article: The value of the pre-hospital learning environment as part of the emergency nursing programme
The value of the pre-hospital learning environment as part of the emergency nursing programme Open
Background: Professional nurses enrolled in a post-basic emergency nursing programme presented at a tertiary nursing education institution in South Africa are placed in different clinical learning environments to reach the set clinical out…
View article: The value of the pre-hospital learning environment as part of the emergency nursing programme
The value of the pre-hospital learning environment as part of the emergency nursing programme Open
BACKGROUND : Professional nurses enrolled in a post-basic emergency nursing programme
\npresented at a tertiary nursing education institution in South Africa are placed in different
\nclinical learning environments to reach the set clinica…
View article: From fixers to facilitators: the start to our South African journey
From fixers to facilitators: the start to our South African journey Open
Background: A community of practice was formed to address the research output of academic staff. The community consisted of five critical care nurses and one midwife, collaboratively agreed to embark on a practice development journey invol…