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A bimonthly scientific journal, AJCC offers the latest advances in clinical research, with features that highlight bedside applications of select research articles.

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Volume 29,

Issue 2,

March 1, 2020

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Decreasing Delirium Through Music: A Randomized Pilot Trial

Practice Analysis: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist

Variation in the Management of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Intensive Care Units in British Columbia

Effect of Delirium on Physical Function in Noncardiac Thoracic Surgery Patients

Evidence-Based Review and Discussion Points

CE Articles

Prevalence of Coping Strategy Training in Nursing School Curricula

Defining a “Good Death” in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Intensive Care Nurses’ Perceptions of Routine Dyspnea Assessment

Continuous Versus Bolus Gastric Feeding in Children Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: A Systematic Review

Sepsis in the Context of Nonventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

From the Editor

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Clinical Evidence Review

In hospitalized patients, what preventive and treatment strategies are effective in reducing pressure injuries related to medical devices?

Clinical Pearls

Check out the Clinical Pearls - quick summaries of the most clinically relevant material from select articles in our recent issues.

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Investigator Spotlight

Peter M. Dodek, MD, MHSc, possesses 35 years of experience as an intensivist and health services researcher. His affinity toward medical education...

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Patient Care Page

Use of physical restraints to prevent unplanned extubation or interference with other medical devices is an ethically troubling but deeply entrenched practice.

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