Evaluation of an Intensive Care Outreach Nurse Program in 4 UAE Hospitals

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Williams, Ged
Du Plessis, Jean
Rotering, Loralee
Samuel, Asha
Abdel Khaleq, Maher Husni
Sweeny, Amy
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2022
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BACKGROUND: Intensive care outreach nurses (ICONs) can reduce deterioration and death of patients in hospitals. PURPOSE: Evaluate outcomes associated with implementation of the ICON role across 4 UAE hospitals. METHODS: Trend analyses and χ2 tests were used to measure changes before ICON program, during ICON year 1, ICON year 2, when the service coverage extended 24/7, and until the end of 2019. RESULTS: From year 1 to year 2, failures to escalate decreased from a rate of 14.8 to 5.6 episodes per 1000 admissions for all sites combined (P < .001). The cardiac arrest rate went from 4.04 to 1.42 per 1000 admissions in year 2 and continued downward to 0.72 per 1000 (P < .001). Transfer from ward or readmission to intensive care unit/high dependency unit varied by site, although there was a statistically significant trend for all hospitals combined. CONCLUSION: The ICON role contributed to fewer failure to escalate incidents and lower cardiac arrest rates.

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Journal of Nursing Care Quality

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Nursing

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Williams, G; Du Plessis, J; Rotering, L; Samuel, A; Abdel Khaleq, MH; Sweeny, A, Evaluation of an Intensive Care Outreach Nurse Program in 4 UAE Hospitals, Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 2022

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