
Technology in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, Volume 30-2
1st Edition
Table of Contents
Preface: Human Factors and Technology in the ICU
Sensory Overload and Technology in Critical Care
Critical Care Nurses’ Cognitive Ergonomics Related to Medical Device Alarms
Nurse-Technology Interactions and Patient Safety
Intravenous Smart Pumps: Usability Issues, Intravenous Medication Administration Error, and Patient Safety
Human Factors in Medical Device Design: Methods, Principles, and Guidelines
Informatics Solutions for Application of Decision-Making Skills
Advocating for Greater Usability in Clinical Technologies: The Role of the Practicing Nurse
Work System Barriers and Strategies Reported by Tele-Intensive Care Unit Nurses: A Case Study
Advancing Continuous Predictive Analytics Monitoring: Moving from Implementation to Clinical Action in a Learning Health System
Telemedicine in the Intensive Care Unit: Improved Access to Care at What Cost?
Using Heuristic Evaluation to Improve Sepsis Alert Usability
Description
Dr. Wung is addressing an important component of critical care nursing: the role of technology in patient care. She has assembled top authors to provide current clinical information in the following areas: Sensory overload and technology in critical care; Alarm fatigue; Nurse-technology Interactions; Safety steps to prevent Infusion errors; Product design and medical devices for nurses ; Technologies to assess physiologic parameters (hemodynamics/cardio output); Technologies to support hemodynamics (e.g., balloon pump. ECMO, etc); Interactive computer programs for application of critical thinking skills; Information technology Electronic health records (EHR); Real-time detection of clinical care deviations in ICU; Medication safety technology; and eICU/iCARE. Readers will come away with the updates they need to improve patient outcomes.
Details
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © Elsevier 2018
- Published:
- 11th May 2018
- Imprint:
- Elsevier
- Hardcover ISBN:
- 9780323583954
- eBook ISBN:
- 9780323583961
About the Author

Shu-Fen Wung
Affiliations and Expertise
University of Arizona School of Nursing
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