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dc.contributor.authorEliott, Suzanne
dc.contributor.authorChaboyer, Wendy
dc.contributor.authorErnest, David
dc.contributor.authorDoric, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorEndacott, Ruth
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:25:46Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:25:46Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-06-21T03:45:40Z
dc.identifier.issn1036-7314
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.aucc.2012.03.004
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/51803
dc.description.abstractBackground The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Liaison Nurses (LNs) emerged as a member of the multidisciplinary team to: assist in the transition of patients from ICU to the ward, respond to the deteriorating patient in an appropriate and timely manner, and in some instances act as an integral member of Rapid Response Teams (RRT). Purpose To identify the common core aspects and diversity within the ICU LN role across Australia and to determine whether the ICU LN hours of operation and the participation in MET teams has any impact on the activities undertaken by the ICU LN. Method This descriptive survey of 152 Australian ICUs was conducted in April 2010. The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) framework was used to develop the survey instrument, which comprised of four scales, education (5 items), collaboration (6 items), practice (8 items) research and quality (6 items) and a number of demographic questions. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation (SD), median, interquartile ranges (IQR) and frequency) were used to summarise the data. Student's t-tests and Pearson's correlations were used to test the hypotheses. Results Surveys were received from 113 hospitals (55 metropolitan, 58 regional): a 74% response rate. ICU LN services operated in 31 (27%) of these hospitals. LN services tended to operate in larger hospitals with higher ICU admission rates. The median weekly hours of operation was 56 (IQR 30; range 7-157), delivered by a median of 1.4 (IQR 0.9; range 0.0-4.2) Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff. The median weekly patient visits made by the LN was 25 (IQR 44; range 2-145). The LN was reported to be a member of the Medical Emergency Team (MET) in 17 (68%) of the 25 hospitals that provided both MET and ICU LN services. The ICU LN activities were grouped under four key Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) domains: education, collaboration, practice and research/quality. Mean scale scores were calculated for each APN domain. The ICU LN reported being involved in activities associated with all four APN domains, and more frequently they were involved in education and expert practice during their daily work. Neither the presence of a MET nor the weekly operational hours of the LN service significantly affected the key activities undertaken by ICU LNs (education, collaboration, practice, research and quality). Conclusion Whilst many hospitals across Australia have introduced an ICU LN service, the staffing, hours of service, job classifications, reporting lines, referral processes and APN activities undertaken by the ICU LN, vary between hospitals, highlighting the diverse nature of ICU LN services across Australia.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom253
dc.relation.ispartofpageto262
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian Critical Care
dc.relation.ispartofvolume25
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAcute care
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420501
dc.titleA national survey of Australian Intensive Care Unit (ICU) liaison nurse (LN) services
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorChaboyer, Wendy


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