Development of a Prone Team and Exploration of Staff Perceptions During COVID-19.
AACN Adv Crit Care
; 32(2): 159-168, 2021 Jun 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1194731
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
As intensive care unit bed capacity doubled because of COVID-19 cases, nursing leaders created a prone team to support labor-intensive prone positioning of patients with COVID-related acute respiratory distress syndrome. The goal of the prone team was to reduce workload on intensive care teams, standardize the proning process, mitigate pressure injuries and turning-related adverse events, and ensure prone team safety.METHODS:
Staff were trained using a hybrid learning model focused on prone-positioning techniques, pressure injury prevention, and turning-related adverse events.RESULTS:
No adverse events occurred to patients or members of the prone team. The prone team mitigated pressure injuries using prevention strategies. The prone team and intensive care unit staff were highly satisfied with their experience.CONCLUSION:
The prone team provided support for critically ill patients, and team members reported feeling supported and empowered. Intensive care unit staff were highly satisfied with the prone team.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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Prone Position
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Health Personnel
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Critical Care
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Patient Positioning
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
AACN Adv Crit Care
Journal subject:
Nursing
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Critical Care
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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