This national cross-sectional descriptive survey examines how pediatric intensive care units' (PICUs) nurse practitioners (NPs) are currently assessed for competency and granted clinical privileges related to advanced procedural skills. The variations in credentialing of NPs can generate confusion for NPs ...
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A significant relationship was found between TBSA and the degree of the burn, number of surgical interventions and development of infections, as well as the number of days of hospitalization. Surgery is a reliable means of removing necrotic tissue from the wound, thus improving the patient’s pro...
the end of the study. Our PICU RNs worked 12-h shifts on either days or nights. The nurse-to-patient ratio would either be one-to-one or one-to-two. We had five attending pediatric intensivists who provided 24/7 in-house coverage, one daytime PICU nurse practitioner (NP), and two ...
or guardians. It did not include family members or friends providing respite care when the parent was gone. Once a parent’s eligibility was confirmed, the senior author requested permission to recruit the potential study participant from the primary nurse or charge nurse in the PICU. This scre...
The self-determination theory suggests that an individual’s motivation is based on the triad of competence, autonomy, and relatedness: competence to be able to master a topic, autonomy to have the choice regarding a behavior, and relatedness to feel a sense of belonging. Social cognitive theory...