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Volume 40,

Issue 4

August 1, 2020

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A California Hospital’s Response to COVID-19: From a Ripple to a Tsunami Warning

Color Consciousness: A Movement Toward Antiracism

Interobserver Reliability of Glasgow Coma Scale Scores for Intensive Care Unit Patients

Outcome-Focused Critical Care Orientation Program: From Unit Based to Centralized

Implementation of an Interdisciplinary AACN Early Mobility Protocol

CE Articles

Holding and Mobility of Pediatric Patients With Transthoracic Intracardiac Catheters

Assessment and Management of Delirium in Critically Ill Veterans

Implementation of an Interdisciplinary AACN Early Mobility Protocol

Authorized Agent–Controlled Analgesia for Pain Management in Critically Ill Adult Patients

Pharmacological Treatment for Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity

From the Editor

As I am writing this editorial, the world is in various stages of reopening following the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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