Clinical Spotlight
The Australian College of Critical Care Nurses Ltd (ACCCN)
The ACCCN Clinical Spotlight is a regular education segment from the ACCCN Newsletter. Each month the ACCCN National Nurse Educator focus’ on refreshing your knowledge and skills around a relevant clinical concept at the time. These articles are distributed to members in the monthly ACCCN Newsletter and you can also review all of the past articles here.
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Clinical Spotlight Articles
Let’s talk about organ and tissue donation practices and the role of critical care nurses! February 2024
Written by Prof Melissa J Bloomer FACCCN, on behalf of the ACCCN End-of-Life Advisory Panel Organ and tissue donation has the potential to save many lives. One organ donor can provide organs for up to seven people. Yet the need for transplantation in Australia exceeds the availability of donor organs.
The Dangers of an Australian Summer – “Gee it’s hot, let’s go for a swim!” January 2024
When I think of an Australian summer the phrase “Gee it’s hot, let’s go for a swim!” almost instantly pops into my head. However, this statement flags 2 of the major seasonal issues that can impact hospital presentations and the patients we may end up caring for in our critical
Making Professional Development and Portfolio Building a New Years Resolution! December 2023
Well, as it comes to the end of the year, we usually like to take stock of what we have done and what we have achieved. This can be very relevant to your nursing professional development and education activities. Have you kept a comprehensive record of your continuous professional development
Pressure Injuries – Keeping the Pressure Down for Critically Ill Patients! November 2023
Research consistently shows that patients within the critical care setting have an increased incidence of pressure injuries and a significantly increased risk compared to hospitalised patients in other settings. This situation is generally related to the complex disease processes in play in critically ill patients and the necessary but not
Oxygen, a Drug Which Needs Safe Administration Practices Especially in Critically Ill Patients! October 2023
Do you think of oxygen as a drug or a medicine? Consider the definition of drug as any “natural or artificially made chemical that is used as a medicine”1 and definition of medicine as “a substance taken into the body in treating an illness”.1 Then reflect on how oxygen is
Patient Assessment – The Foundation of Patient Safety! September 2023
As we marked Patient Safety Day on the 17th of September, we explore patient assessment as the cornerstone to patient safety. Only with comprehensive and accurate data, can we provide the correct and timely care for the patients in our care. Furthermore, the early recognition of the deteriorating patient (through
