Search Results - "Infermieristica Journal"

Introduction. In the Emergency Department, it is increasingly necessary to be able to find stable venous access when managing acute patients. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided nursing compared to the standard “blind” technique. Methods. A comprehensive literature...

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Emergency Departments (EDs) are among the most challenging clinical settings for nurses. EDs are complex settings, including patients with various clinical severity levels, every typology of medical and surgical specialties, fast organizational responses, a triage area to identify the clinical prio...

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Introduction. Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically through Large Language Models (LLMs), is progressively reshaping clinical documentation, decision support, patient education, and research synthesis in healthcare. Despite significant benefits, these models pose challenges such as...

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Bacterial resistance to antibiotics (antimicrobial resistance, AMR) is spreading globally among major Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial pathogens (including staphylococci, enterococci, Enterobacterales, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacterial resistance to antibiotics (antimicrobial resistance...

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In Thyroid surgery, the two novel approaches are the trans-axillary Robotic thyroidectomy and the trans-oral and sub-chin techniques. During these surgical approaches is mandatory to recognise the Anatomy. The lower laryngeal nerves originate from the X cranial nerve (vagus nerve) and innervate all...

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Introduction. Contributing factors to the development of malnutrition include the presence of a critical illness. A state of malnutrition is associated with worse outcomes, such as prolonged length of stay and mechanical ventilation, increased risk of contracting infections and developing pressure...

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We now commonly use Negative Pressure Therapy (NPWT) as an adjunct to care in a variety of circumstances. In the management of wounds, ulcers or sores of varying size and with such a degree of secretions, exudate, oozing that the correct use of common dressing devices is not possible. Over time, th...

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The “weaning” from mechanical ventilation is a process that involves several assessments and steps to aid a patient to reach a “liberation” from the ventilator and allow for breathing autonomy. The process of “weaning” from mechanical ventilation involves several assessments and steps to support a...

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Background. Skin injuries in hospitalized pediatric patients can slow recovery, increase infection risk, pain, stress, length of stay, and healthcare costs, while reducing family quality of life. The prevalence and incidence of these injuries vary by environment, comorbidities, and specific patholo...

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The foot has 28 bones, 30 joints, and more than 100 muscles, ligaments, and tendons. These structures work together to carry out two main functions: weight-bearing and propulsion. Plus, the foot must be flexible to adapt to uneven surfaces and remain stable. In this article, we briefly illustrate t...

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Introduction. Keeping the peristomal skin intact proves to be a challenge for stoma patients and the health care teams that work with them. Peristomal skin complications are shown to affect 36.3% to 73.4% of patients. They are often particularly difficult to treat with topical therapies since the t...

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Background: Time is the most crucial prognostic factor in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) owing to its clinical features. Dispatcher-assisted CPR (DA-CPR) by dispatch centers to a bystander calling for an ambulance, enabling even an inexperienced bystander to start CPR in 50% of cases and red...

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Complications of the stoma complex are estimated to occur in 20-70% of the ostomized population. These studies, however, appear to show contradictions in terms of definitions of the same complications, making the results of the analyses of incidence and prevalence of the phenomenon inconsistent wit...

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Introduction. Pediatric pain management is a complex challenge, particularly in settings such as intensive care units and in postoperative care, where the use of analgesic drugs can result in significant side effects. The use of non-pharmacological therapies (NPTs) has been shown to be effective in...

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Background: Nurses perform many actions during the therapy process. However, the time dedicated to the process of drug therapy is very important for the children’s safety; indeed, assessing the factors that can impact on the whole therapy process represent an important objective.  Aim. The primary...

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Background. The internship represents an experience that incorporates numerous meanings and values that involve nursing students globally, particularly for those belonging to Generation Z. Aims. 1) to assess the students' perceptions of the clinical learning environments, 2) to identify the...

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Introduction: for the person with an ostomy it is very important to have intact peristomal skin, because there is a certainty that the ostomy pouching system adheres to the skin; on the other hand, with altered skin there is a greater risk that the ostomy pouching system detaches with consequent inf...

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Amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity (AIPT) is among the most serious adverse effects and is one of the leading causes of death associated with its use. It is a clinical pathology that is conditioned by dose, patient’s age, and pre-existent pulmonary pathologies. Those effects reach a plateau at a...

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