Organ donation: A cross-Canada perspective of critical care nursing practice

Abstract

Aim: Our aim in this study was to describe the experiences of critical care nurses in the organ donation process in selected units across Canada. Interviews and focus groups were conducted to elicit perceptions of critical care nurses regarding their experiences with potential organ donors and their families.

Methods: Two adult critical care units (one with an active transplant program and one with no transplant program) in each of eight Canadian cities were studied.

Burnout and compassion fatigue among organ donation coordinators: A Canadian perspective

Abstract

Aim: To understand the experiences and perceptions of burnout and compassion fatigue among Organ and Tissue Donation Coordinators (OTDCs) in Canada.

Methods: A series of virtual focus group discussions were held with OTDCs from across Canada to discuss burnout and compassion fatigue as part of a national research project in collaboration with Canadian Blood Services, the organ donation and transplantation community, and experts in the field.

CJCCN Volume 32, Number 4, Winter 2021

A call for standardized national guidelines on QT/QTc monitoring in Canada

Background: With QT-prolonging drugs being trialed for the treatment of COVID-19, national health associations allude to the importance of proficient QT interval assessment, however in Canada, there is no policy in place that clearly identifies a single method for routine QT monitoring.

Aim: To demonstrate the need for a clear Canadian guideline for the measurement of the QT/QTc interval and to advocate for a standardized approach to education.

Methods: This paper uses a medical anthropological approach to scale this practice gap from the individual provider to the institutions which govern practice and education.Nurses and emergency medical personnel from hospitals across Canada were polled with questionnaires on their confidence and knowledge of assessing the QT/QTc interval.

Rôle de l’infirmière lors de la prise en charge d’une personne ventilée aux soins intensifs : une revue narrative

Résumé : En pratique clinique, l’infirmière joue un rôle essentiel dans la prise en charge de la personne ventilée aux soins intensifs. Afin de mieux comprendre ce rôle, une revue narrative de la littérature a été effectuée en sciences infirmières et plus précisément, la littérature qui porte sur la prise en charge des personnes ventilées aux soins intensifs. Une recherche des bases de données MEDLINE, Nursing & Allied Health Database, CINAHL et PsycINFO a généré 1107 écrits.

CJCCN, Volume 32, Number 2, Summer 2021

CJCCN, Volume 32, Number 1, Spring 2021

Explicit recall related to mechanical ventilation: An evolutionary concept analysis

By Mylène Suzie Michaud, PHD(C), MScN, RN, and Marilou Gagnon, PHD, RN

Mechanical ventilation combined with sedation is widely used in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, this intervention is not without consequence on the patient. ICU patients can, in fact, remember perceptions that occurred during their mechanical ventilation—a phenomenon known as explicit recall. This phenomenon is not well defined, and no common terminology exists in the medical and nursing literature,

CJCCN, Volume 31, Number 3, Winter 2020

Editorial
To our Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses Members and Canadian Journal of Critical Care Nursing™ Readership,

Over the past year, the editorial team in collaboration with the editorial review board and the national board of directors of the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses (CACCN), have had many conversations regarding the Canadian Journal of Critical Care Nursing™ (CJCCN). Our aim has been to ensure that the CJCCN continues to be a major vehicle for critical care nursing scholarship and knowledge dissemination in Canada and internationally.

CJCCN, Volume 31, Number 2, Fall 2020

In This Issue:

• Opinion
• Choosing Wisely Canada Nursing: Critical Care
• Choisir avec soin Canada Soins infirmiers: Les soins intensifs
• Caring for patients on CRRT – Key safety concerns identified by nurses
• Intensive care unit nurse satisfaction with medication management before and after introduction of an electronic medication management system
• Impact of an inter-hospital transfer online module on critical care nurses’ preparedness for transfers
• Research review

CJCCN, Volume 31, Number 1, Spring 2020

In This Issue:

• Position Statement: Providing End-of-Life Care in Critical Care
• Oral Mastery Abstracts
• Oral – Concurrent
• Oral – Fast and Focused
• Printed Posters