Nursing of ICU patients with inetobacter Baumanii infection / 现代临床护理

Objective To analyze acinetobacter Baumanii infections in ICU and explore the nursing strategies.Method The clinical data of 5310 ICU patients infected with acinetobacter Baumanii in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed.Results Among the 5310 patients in the ICU,26 were infected by acinetobacter baumanii with an incidence of 0.5%,with 46.2%patients contracted cerebral hemorrhage,38.5%intracerebral tumor,92.3%infection by multi-drug resistant bacteria and.All patients were managed with artificial ventilation and 84.6%patients were hospitalized in ICU for over 7 days.Conclusions The nursing strategies includes reasonable use of antibiotics,active treatment of primary diseases,rigid control of disinfection and isolation,attaching importance to hand hygiene and strict implementation of nursing practice,which are important for preventing and controling the infection of acinetobacter baumanii.

The effect of joint training program on professional core competencies of ICU nurses in Guangdong province cooperated with HongKong / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective This study aims to evaluate the effect of joint training on professional core competencies of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses.Methods Nurses enrolled in Joint Training Program (the experimental group) between 2007 to 2009 were interviewed with questionnaire and compared with those received general training (the control group).Data were collected before and after 10 months of training.Scores of ICU nurse core competencies from the two groups were analyzed and compared.Restults Comparing with the control group,scores of the experimental group showed statistical differences on total score,theory dimension,technical dimension and 54 items.Conclusions Joint training could improve the professional core competencies of ICU nurses,especially the competences of management and application of nursing to critically ill patients and ICU special skills.