Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to provide an initial foundation for exploring how induced hypothermia impacts nursing workload in an intensive care unit setting. Methods: This descriptive study used a questionnaire to obtain input from critical care nurses. Results: The results represent 107 returned surveys from 120 surveys distributed to seven different critical care units. Nurses estimate a mean time of 9.27 min (95% CI = 5.63–12.92 min) per shift for each intervention. Nurses indicate that they typically consider employing over 10 interventions to reduce temperature or induce hypothermia (95% CI = 9.67–10.81). Conclusions: Nurses are open to using a variety of different interventions to manage temperature in critically ill patients. The time required to complete any one intervention varies significantly, but the combination of interventions most certainly has a significant impact on the workload for bedside nurses.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 305-309 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nursing in critical care |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1 2008 |
Keywords
- Critical care
- Induced hypothermia
- Nursing interventions
- Workload
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Critical Care