Stepping in, Stepping up, and Stepping out: Competencies for Intensive Care Unit Nursing Leaders During Disasters, Emergencies, and Outbreaks

Abstract

To prepare for current and future disasters and pandemics, . . . nurse leaders need to develop skills in 3 key areas:(1) communication, (2) business, and (3) leadership.

General Surgery Clinical Information Management System Based on Intelligent Data Management

“…Among them, in the aspect of clinical information construction, the resident doctor's work module and the nurse's work module in the hospital information system are particularly important. The resident doctor's work module mainly realizes the functions of the clinician in the hospital to write the patient's condition, take daily routine medical orders, and inquire about the various examinations of the inpatient; the work module of the ward nurse provides the management of medical orders in each inpatient ward bed management, hospitalization status of patients, and printing various types of doctor's orders, checklists, and other items [ 3 ]. A system that uses electronic equipment based on integrated circuit technology to save, manage, transmit, and reproduce patient medical records is called electronic medical records.…”

Evaluation of the Effect of Intensive Nursing Intervention Based on Process Analysis

“…The literature [ 4 ] built an index system that can measure the quality of nursing in all areas of the ICU based on the “structure-process-outcome” theory. Research [ 5 ] utilised process indicators to create an index of intensive care unit (ICU) quality. Analyzing data has shown a reduction in ICU hospitalisation length, morbidity, and death for patients getting standardised monitoring process indicators.…”

Competências de enfermeiros no combate à Covid-19: revisão de escopo

“…Given the studies found, most of the USA studies portrays competencies and contributions of nursing leaders in the intensive care unit and the operating room during emergencies, disasters, and outbreaks, such as the new coronavirus pandemic. Care management stands out, as in other countries found in the study, due to the flexibility of nurses to manage situations and changes in a short time in almost all scenarios of activity (11)(12)(13)(14)(15) . The profile of nurses identified in the studies included generalist nurses, perianesthesiologists and perisurgical nurses, anesthesiologists, clinical nurses, and intensive care nurses.…”

“…The perianesthesiologist nurses who graduated in the United States and the United Kingdom stood out in the face of the pandemic for working in sectors where anesthetic control was needed due to the need to intubate patients with Covid-19. Anesthetist nurses are involved in patient care, administration of anesthesia, and analysis of the potential risk of surgery (11,13,17,20) . Furthermore, they usually gain management roles in hospitals due to their varied knowledge and experience, broader than in other specialties.…”