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Area of Science:

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Nursing Practice

Background:

  • Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses play a vital role in patient management.
  • Ventilator management is a critical aspect of critical care nursing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To survey the frequency of ICU nurse involvement in ventilator management decision-making.
  • To explore factors influencing nurse participation in ventilator management.

Main Methods:

  • Survey methodology used to collect data on nurse involvement in decision-making.
  • Analysis of ventilator adjustment frequency and collaboration with physicians.

Main Results:

  • Nurses made 63-88% of ventilator management decisions collaboratively with physicians.
  • Nurses performed up to 68% of ventilator adjustments independently.
  • Nurse involvement was twice as likely in ICUs utilizing weaning protocols.

Conclusions:

  • ICU nurses are significantly involved in ventilator management, both collaboratively and independently.
  • The implementation of weaning protocols is associated with increased nurse participation.
  • Ensuring nurses can maintain vigilance is paramount, even with protocol implementation.