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National survey of 6,500 critical-care nurses reveals those certified in critical care indicate greater satisfaction with their jobs and careers and report higher perceptions of empowerment, as reported in the May issue of the American Journal of Critical Care.

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Building on the body of evidence supporting a link between specialty nursing certification and workplace empowerment, a new study documents a positive association between nurses’ perceptions of workplace empowerment and the proportion of nurses with specialty certification in hospital units.

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Poor communications continue to undermine efforts to prevent avoidable medical errors. The "Silent Treatment" study by AACN, AORN and VitalSmarts focuses on known risks that are left undiscussed -- dangerous shortcuts, incompetence and disrespect.

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Report from Critical Care Societies Collaborative and U.S. Critical Illness and Injury Trials Group provides the first comprehensive agenda intended to guide critical care research across healthcare disciplines.

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Clinical expertise is paramount to a rapid response team’s effectiveness, but strong teamwork and good communication among its multidisciplinary members are critical for optimal patient safety, according to a study in American Journal of Critical Care.

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A bundled protocol to guide bedside care for infants and children receiving mechanical ventilation may lead to lower rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia, a common healthcare-associated infection that has no official guidelines specifically for pediatric patients.

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To help hospitals put new guidelines for managing pain, agitation and delirium in critically ill patients into practice, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses will devote the next three sessions of its monthly AACN Critical Care Webinar Series to this high-interest clinical issue.

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Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are less likely to occur in favorable critical care work environments, according to a study of more than 3,200 nurses in the November issue of American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC).

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Process variations related to brain death have far-reaching implications beyond delaying an official declaration of death, including added stress for the patient’s family, missed opportunities for organ donation and increased costs of care, according to an article in the December issue of Critical Care Nurse.

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Nurses impaired by fatigue, loss of sleep, daytime sleepiness and an inability to recover between shifts are more likely to express concern that they made a wrong decision about a patient’s care, according to a study in the January issue of American Journal of Critical Care.