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15675218

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-1-28
pubmed:abstractText
In 2003 there was an increase in the use of pulmonary artery catheters in Australia from 12,000 to 16,000 units in intensive care and peri-operative care. This survey of intensive care nurses in five intensive care units in Queensland addressed knowledge of use, safety and complications of the pulmonary artery catheter, using a previously validated 31 question multiple choice survey. One hundred and thirty-nine questionnaires were completed, a response rate of 46%. The mean score was 13.3, standard deviation +/-4.2 out of a total of 31 (42.8% correct). The range was 4 to 25. Scores were significantly higher in those participants with more ICU experience, higher nursing grade, a higher self-assessed level of knowledge and greater frequency of PAC supervision. There was no significant correlation between total score and hospital- or university-based education, or total score and public or private hospital participants. Fifty-one per cent were unable to correctly identify the significant pressure change as the catheter is advanced from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0310-057X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
564-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Survey of intensive care nurses' knowledge relating to the pulmonary artery catheter.
pubmed:affiliation
Primary Base-Gold Coast Hospital, Queensland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article