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Semiquantitative Cough Strength Score for Predicting Reintubation After Planned Extubation

Jun Duan, MD; Lintong Zhou, MD; Meiling Xiao, RN; Jinhua Liu, RN; Xiangmei Yang, RN

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Peripheral Muscle Strength and Correlates of Muscle Weakness in Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation

Linda L. Chlan, RN, PhD; Mary Fran Tracy, RN, PhD, CCNS; Jill Guttormson, RN, PhD; Kay Savik, MS

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Perceived Barriers To Anthropometric Measurements In Critically Ill Children

Sharon Y. Irving, RN, PhD, CRNP; Stephanie Seiple, RD, CNSC, LDN; Monica Nagle, RD, CNSC, LDN; Shiela Falk, RD, LDN; Maria Mascarenhas, MBBS; Vijay Srinivasan, MD

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Being There: Inpatients’ Perceptions of Family Presence During Resuscitation and Invasive Cardiac Procedures

Renee Samples Twibell, RN, PhD, CNE; Shannon Craig, RN, MS; Debra Siela, RN, PhD, CCNS, ACNS-BC, CCRN-K, CNE, RRT; Sherry Simmonds, RN, BSN, CCRP; Cynthia Thomas, EdD, RNC, CDONA

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Editorial

Tough and Competent

Richard H. Savel, MD; Cindy L. Munro, RN, PhD, ANP

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Clinical Pearls

Clinical Pearls

Mary Jo Grap, RN, PhD,ACNP

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Critical Care Research

Squire 2.0 (Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence): Revised Publication Guidelines From a Detailed Consensus Process

Greg Ogrinc, MD, MS; Louise Davies, MD, MS; Daisy Goodman, DNP, MPH; Paul Batalden, MD; Frank Davidoff, MD; David Stevens, MD

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Delirium Assessment

Lived Experience of the Intensive Care Unit for Patients Who Experienced Delirium

Karen Whitehorne, RN, MN, CPMHN(C); Alice Gaudine, RN, PhD; Robert Meadus, RN, PhD; Shirley Solberg, RN, PhD

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Validation of the Confusion Assessment Method in Detecting Postoperative Delirium in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Nina Smulter, RN, MSc; Helena Claesson Lingehall, RN, MSc; Yngve Gustafson, MD, PhD; Birgitta Olofsson, RN, PhD; Karl Gunnar Engström, MD, PhD

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Patient Safety Issues

Use of Physical Restraints in Dutch Intensive Care Units: A Prospective Multicenter Study

Arendina W. van der Kooi, PhD; Linda M. Peelen, PhD; Rosa J. Raijmakers, BSc; Renée L. Vroegop, BSc; Danique F. Bakker, BSc; Hilâl Tekatli, MSc; Mark van den Boogaard, PhD; Arjen J.C. Slooter, MD, PhD

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Standardizing Communication From Acute Care Providers to Primary Care Providers on Critically Ill Adults

Kerri A. Ellis, DNP; Ann Connolly, NP; Alireza Hosseinnezhad, MD; Craig M. Lilly, MD

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Pressure Ulcer Management

Vasopressors and Development of Pressure Ulcers in Adult Critical Care Patients

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Jill Cox, RN, PhD, APN-C, CWOCN; Sharon Roche, RN, PhD, APN-C, CCRN

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Evidence-Based Review and Discussion Points

Ronald L. Hickman, RN, PhD, ACNP-BC

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Critical Care Evaluation

Validity and Sensitivity of 6 Pain Scales in Critically Ill, Intubated Adults

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Mamoona Arif Rahu, RN, PhD, CCRN; Mary Jo Grap, RN, PhD, ACNP; Pam Ferguson, RN, BSN, CCRN; Patty Joseph, RN, BSN, CCRN; Sarah Sherman, NP, MSN; R. K. Elswick, Jr, PhD

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Nutrition In Critical Care

Verifying Placement of Small-Bore Feeding Tubes: Electromagnetic Device Images Versus Abdominal Radiographs

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Vera Bryant, DNP, ARNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN; Jean Phang, RN, BSN, CNSN; Kevin Abrams, MD

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Pediatric Critical Care

Increasing Parental Participation During Rounds in a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Angela Blankenship, APN; Sheilah Harrison, CPHQ; Sarah Brandt, BSN; Brian Joy, MD; Janet M. Simsic, MD

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Patient Care Page

Family Presence During Invasive Procedures

Linda Bell, RN, MSN

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Clinical Evidence Review

The “Cold Cord”: A Review of Therapeutic Hypothermia for Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries

Brett Tracy, MD; Rochelle Armola, RN, MSN, CCRN; Jennifer Micham, RN, MSN, CNRN, CCRN, CDP

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ECG Puzzler

Bedside ECG Alarm Management

Michele M. Pelter, RN, PhD; Teri M. Kozik, RN, PhD, CNS, CCRN; Salah S. Al-Zaiti, RN, PhD, CRNP; Mary G. Carey, RN, PhD

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Education Directory

Education Directory

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