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Volume 15, Issue 6
1 November 2006
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ISSN 1062-3264
EISSN 1937-710X

Editorials

Creating a New Tipping Point in Intensive Care
Kathleen Dracup, RN, DNSc; Christopher W. Bryan-Brown, MD
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Letters to the Editor

Manufacturers Can Solve Our Blood Pressure Cuff Problem
David A. Sherman, RN, MSN, CCRN
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Awareness of Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema May Lead to Early Intervention in Brain-Injured Patients
Sandra Smith, RN
View Articletitled, Awareness of Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema May Lead to Early Intervention in Brain-Injured Patients
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Patient-Focused Care

Changing the Work Environment in Intensive Care Units to Achieve Patient-Focused Care: The Time Has Come
Kathleen McCauley, RN, BC, PhD; Richard S. Irwin, MD
View Articletitled, Changing the Work Environment in Intensive Care Units to Achieve Patient-Focused Care: The Time Has Come
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Using Evidence and Process Improvement Strategies to Enhance Healthcare Outcomes for the Critically Ill: A Pilot Project
Carol W. Hatler, RN, PhD; Deanna Mast, RN, MSHA; Jeannie Corderella, RN, BS, MHA; Gina Mitchell, RN; Kathleen Howard, RN, CIC; Jackie Aragon, RN, BSN, CPHQ; Deborah Bedker, RN, BSN, CPHQ
View Articletitled, Using Evidence and Process Improvement Strategies to Enhance Healthcare Outcomes for the Critically Ill: A Pilot Project
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Women and Heart Disease

State of the Heart: Building Science to Improve Women’s Cardiovascular Health
CE Article
Anne G. Rosenfeld, RN, PhD, CNS
View Articletitled, State of the Heart: Building Science to Improve Women’s Cardiovascular Health
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End-of-Life Care in the ICU

Measuring Intensive Care Nurses’ Perspectives on Family-Centered End-of-Life Care: Evaluation of 3 Questionnaires
Lois Downey, MA; Ruth A. Engelberg, PhD; Sarah E. Shannon, RN, PhD; J. Randall Curtis, MD, MPH
View Articletitled, Measuring Intensive Care Nurses’ Perspectives on Family-Centered End-of-Life Care: Evaluation of 3 Questionnaires
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Hemodynamic Changes During Discontinuation of Mechanical Ventilation in Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients
CE Article
Susan K. Frazier, RN, PhD; Kathleen S. Stone, RN, PhD; Debra Moser, RN, DNSc; Rebecca Schlanger, RN, MS, CNP; Carolyn Carle, RN, MS, ANP; Lauren Pender, RN, BSN; Jeanne Widener, RN, MS; Heather Brom, RN, BS
View Articletitled, Hemodynamic Changes During Discontinuation of Mechanical Ventilation in Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients
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Technical Aspects of Critical Care

Use of Local Anesthesia for Arterial Punctures
Timothy L. Hudson, RN, MS, MEd, CCRN; Susan F. Dukes, MS, MA, CCRN, CCNS, APRN-BC; Karen Reilly, RN, MSN, ENP, CNS, CEN
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Effect of Continuous Display of Cerebral Perfusion Pressure on Outcomes in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury
CE Article
Catherine J. Kirkness, RN, PhD; Robert L. Burr, MSEE, PhD; Kevin C. Cain, PhD; David W. Newell, MD; Pamela H. Mitchell, RN, PhD
View Articletitled, Effect of Continuous Display of Cerebral Perfusion Pressure on Outcomes in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury
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Case Studies in Critical Care

An Initially Unsuspected Case of Baclofen Overdose
Geoffrey C. Wall, PharmD, BCPS; Amy Wasiak, DO; Greg A. Hicklin, MD
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Brain Natriuretic Peptide, Clinical Reasoning, and Congestive Heart Failure
Hussam Ammar, MD; Ashok Kumar Malani, MD, FRCS; Chakshu Gupta, MD; Dennis C. Dobyan, MD
View Articletitled, Brain Natriuretic Peptide, Clinical Reasoning, and Congestive Heart Failure
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Cardiac Aspects of Critical Care

Comparison of Anxiety Between Smokers and Nonsmokers With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Sharon L. Sheahan, PhD, FNP; Mary K. Rayens, PhD; Kyungeh An, RN, PhD; Barbara Riegel, RN, DNSc, CS; Sharon McKinley, RN, PhD; Lynn Doering, RN, DNSc; Bonnie J. Garvin, RN, PhD; Debra K. Moser, RN, DNSc
View Articletitled, Comparison of Anxiety Between Smokers and Nonsmokers With Acute Myocardial Infarction
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Cardiology Casebook

Pericarditis
Laurie G. Futterman, ARNP, MSN, CCRN; Louis Lemberg, MD
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ECG Puzzler

ECG Changes During Induced Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest
Michele M. Pelter, RN, PhD; Teri M. Kozik, RN, MS; Mary G. Carey, RN, PhD
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Education Directory

Education Directory
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All Issues
Associations Between Core Temperature Disorders and Outcomes of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients
Systems-Based Physical Assessments: Earlier Detection of Clinical Deterioration and Reduced Mortality
Pain Assessment and Management for a Chemically Paralyzed Child Receiving Mechanical Ventilation
Factors Associated With Initiation of Mechanical Ventilation in Patients With Sepsis: Retrospective Observational Study
Resilience Through Growth
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