Intensive care unit nurses’ perceptions of the necessity for ICU outreach services in Malaysia

Intensive care unit nurses’ perceptions of the necessity for ICU outreach services in Malaysia

Objective: International studies show that ICU outreach services help to improve patients' condition and reduce both the length of hospital stays and mortality rates. However, Malaysian nurses’ perceptions of ICU outreach services and their implementation have previously remained uninvestigated...

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Main Author: Mohamed Ludin, Salizar
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Language:English
Published: Kulliyyah of Nursing, IIUM 2018
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RT Nursing
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/61934/
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spelling iium-619342018-02-14T07:30:06Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/61934/ Intensive care unit nurses’ perceptions of the necessity for ICU outreach services in Malaysia Mohamed Ludin, Salizar RT Nursing Objective: International studies show that ICU outreach services help to improve patients' condition and reduce both the length of hospital stays and mortality rates. However, Malaysian nurses’ perceptions of ICU outreach services and their implementation have previously remained uninvestigated. This study thus aims to uncover Malaysian nurses’ perceptions of implementing Intensive Care Unit (ICU) outreach services. Method: An exploratory mixed method was used, focusing on 47 Malaysian hospital ICU nurses, using surveys and interviews over a 2-month period in 2015. All those who met the inclusion criteria were purposively recruited into the study. Results: A total of 47 respondents completed the questionnaires. The mean years of employment was 9.72 and mean age was 33.6 years. Only seven respondents had undertaken an intensive care course and had knowledge of ICU outreach services. Years of employment and highest education level were not significantly related to awareness of ICU outreach services. Major themes emerging from the interviews included ICU outreach service benefits, ICU readmission events, and nurses’ readiness for ICU outreach services. Interview data supported the survey results consistently. Conclusion: Nurses are aware of the advantages of ICU outreach services for both nurses and patients, despite the fact that there is no official implementation of such services in Malaysia. Their appreciation of the importance of ICU outreach services, and enthusiasm to participate in a new program to improve ICU survivors’ condition and care in general wards, indicates the potential for better care in the future. Kulliyyah of Nursing, IIUM 2018-01-31 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61934/1/IJCS_NECESSITY%20OF%20CCOS_2018.pdf Mohamed Ludin, Salizar (2018) Intensive care unit nurses’ perceptions of the necessity for ICU outreach services in Malaysia. International Journal of Care Scholars, 1 (1). pp. 1-9. (In Press) http://journals.iium.edu.my/ijcs/index.php/ijcs/article/view/37
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Intensive care unit nurses’ perceptions of the necessity for ICU outreach services in Malaysia
description Objective: International studies show that ICU outreach services help to improve patients' condition and reduce both the length of hospital stays and mortality rates. However, Malaysian nurses’ perceptions of ICU outreach services and their implementation have previously remained uninvestigated. This study thus aims to uncover Malaysian nurses’ perceptions of implementing Intensive Care Unit (ICU) outreach services. Method: An exploratory mixed method was used, focusing on 47 Malaysian hospital ICU nurses, using surveys and interviews over a 2-month period in 2015. All those who met the inclusion criteria were purposively recruited into the study. Results: A total of 47 respondents completed the questionnaires. The mean years of employment was 9.72 and mean age was 33.6 years. Only seven respondents had undertaken an intensive care course and had knowledge of ICU outreach services. Years of employment and highest education level were not significantly related to awareness of ICU outreach services. Major themes emerging from the interviews included ICU outreach service benefits, ICU readmission events, and nurses’ readiness for ICU outreach services. Interview data supported the survey results consistently. Conclusion: Nurses are aware of the advantages of ICU outreach services for both nurses and patients, despite the fact that there is no official implementation of such services in Malaysia. Their appreciation of the importance of ICU outreach services, and enthusiasm to participate in a new program to improve ICU survivors’ condition and care in general wards, indicates the potential for better care in the future.
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author Mohamed Ludin, Salizar
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author_sort Mohamed Ludin, Salizar
title Intensive care unit nurses’ perceptions of the necessity for ICU outreach services in Malaysia
title_short Intensive care unit nurses’ perceptions of the necessity for ICU outreach services in Malaysia
title_full Intensive care unit nurses’ perceptions of the necessity for ICU outreach services in Malaysia
title_fullStr Intensive care unit nurses’ perceptions of the necessity for ICU outreach services in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Intensive care unit nurses’ perceptions of the necessity for ICU outreach services in Malaysia
title_sort intensive care unit nurses’ perceptions of the necessity for icu outreach services in malaysia
publisher Kulliyyah of Nursing, IIUM
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/61934/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/61934/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/61934/1/IJCS_NECESSITY%20OF%20CCOS_2018.pdf
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