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Meaning, Joy, and Critical Care Nurse Well-Being
Healthy nurses are essential for optimizing population health, patient care experiences, and health care cost-efficiency. Critical care nurses are at increased risk of developing physical and psychological symptoms due to their high-stress work environment and exposure to traumatic events. There is growing recognition for the value of implementing nurse-centered, team-based, and organizational-wide levels of intervention designed to mitigate the impact of high work stress and trauma on health professionals. The central assertion of this article is that meaning and joy in nursing practice are contributors to professional we...
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - July 8, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Lee A. Galuska, Brenda Bursch Source Type: research

Self-Care in the Bereavement Process
This article provides suggestions for promoting physical, emotional, and spiritual self-care for nurses caring for dying intensive care unit patients and their families. A case scenario illustrates the importance of this concept. Practical examples of self-care are highlighted along with discussion on how leadership can support self-care and maintain a healthy work environment. (Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America)
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - July 8, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Jennifer L. McAdam, Alyssa Erikson Source Type: research

Igniting Change
This article provides historical perspectives on the stressors inherent in working in the critical care environment as well as the stressors of working in the academic environment. It proposes the application of the synergy model as a framework to help improve the well-being of academicians who practice and teach critical care. The most valuable strategy to improve professional well-being is for organizations to take a systems approach. The article focuses on approaches that are potentially within each individual ’s control. (Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America)
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - July 6, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Linda Nancy Roney, Audrey M. Beauvais, Susan Bartos Source Type: research

The Juxtaposition of Caring
Nursing sits at the juxtaposition of self-care. On one side is the career: the call of nursing: absolute and definitive selflessness. Nursing is the ability, skill, and desire to care for another being during a time of need and desperate vulnerability. On the other side is the insatiable, self-motivated hunger for more: more knowledge, more technology, more validation, and faster, more evidence-based advancement. The fast-paced, intense environment is magnified in the critical care unit and for those who practice within the environment. (Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America)
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - June 29, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Susan Bartos Tags: Preface Source Type: research

Self-Achievement Through Creativity in Critical Care
This article highlights how creativity and various mediums of artistic expressions may can be used as a self-care practice and aid in boosting empathy in health care providers. Theories on empathy are presented as well as selected representations of nursing as creative expressions and the importance of promoting creativity and empathy. (Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America)
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - June 19, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Susan Bartos Source Type: research

Humanizing Intensive Care
The International Research Project for the Humanization of Intensive Care Units (Proyecto HU-CI) was initiated in 2014. The aim of this project is to change the current paradigm toward a human-centered care model. Patients, families, and professionals (everyday stakeholders) were asked to describe their ideal intensive care unit (ICU). Using their opinions, 8 fields of research to improve the management of ICUs and change the reality of care throughout the world were designed. This replicable tested model to humanize the ICU care delivery model is presented. (Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America)
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - May 11, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Jos é Manuel Velasco Bueno, Gabriel Heras La Calle Source Type: research

Enhancing Family-Centered Care in Cardiothoracic Surgery
This article discusses FCC models an d why they are beneficial to the needs of families of postoperative cardiothoracic surgery patients. (Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America)
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - May 11, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Kelly A. Thompson-Brazill, Catherine C. Tierney, Lori Brien, Jeremy W. Wininger, Judson B. Williams Source Type: research

Intensive Care Unit Patient Diaries
Post –intensive care syndrome is a detrimental cluster of symptoms that can have a negative impact on life after discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU). The use of patient diaries while hospitalized in the ICU has been reported to help survivors and families create memories and fill in gaps from their hospitalization. A review of the literature revealed that patient selection, diary content, family involvement, and staff perceptions are essential to the implementation of a diary program. Understanding the importance and impact diaries can have on survivors increases compliance and sustainab ility of this program. (...
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - May 11, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Erica McCartney Source Type: research

Family-Centered Care: A Reflection
Best practices based upon evidence from inspirational leaders around the globe have shaped family-centered care recommendations in national guidelines.1 However, operationalizing these recommendations is not without challenge. We can learn as much from the challenges as successes; so, in this issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, both successful and disappointing attempts at optimizing family-centered care are shared for our collective learning. (Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America)
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - May 11, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Judy E. Davidson, Carrie Anne Hudson Tags: Preface Source Type: research

Patient and Family Experience in the ICU
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Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - May 11, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Judy E. Davidson Source Type: research

Copyright
ELSEVIER (Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America)
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Contributors
CYNTHIA BAUTISTA, PhD, APRN, FNCS, FCNS (Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America)
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Contents
Judy E. Davidson and Carrie Anne Hudson (Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America)
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Forthcoming Issues
Promoting the   Well-Being of the Critical Care Nurse (Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America)
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The Best Medicine
Companion animals can have a positive impact on people ’s health and well-being. Personal pet visitation and animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) can benefit patients’ pain, blood pressure, stress, depression, and anxiety, as well as increasing mobility and socialization with staff and families. Implementing personal pet visitation and/or AAI progra ms requires the involvement of stakeholders from multiple disciplines. AAI is generally well received by staff. Animal presence in the intensive care unit carries few risks for humans and animals but is not risk free. Programs should be designed to minimize these risks. Eff...
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - April 7, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Denise Barchas, Melissa Melaragni, Heather Abrahim, Eric Barchas Source Type: research