Professional Documents
Culture Documents
INTROD UCTION
This team –
• Doctor
• Nurses
• Therapi st s
• Nutri tioni sts
• Chapl ai ns and other
support staff , buil ds an
envi ronment for heal ing
or dyi ng.
CR ITICAL C AR E NUR SING
Critical care nursing is that specialty
within nursing that deals specifically
with human responses to life-
threatening problems.
CR ITICAL C AR E NUR SING
Critical care nursing is that specialty
within nursing that deals specifically
with human responses to life-
threatening problems.
SE VEN C s OF CR ITICAL C AR E
• Compassio n
• Communication (with patient and
fa mily ).
• Consideratio n (t o patients , re la tives
and colle agues) and avoid ance of
Conflic t.
• Comfo rt: pre ve ntion o f s uffe ring
• Carefu ln ess (a voidance o f in jury)
• Consiste ncy
• Clo sure (eth ic s and wit hdrawa l of
CRITICAL CARE NURSE
• Gastroenterologist
• Hematologist
• Infectious disease specialist
• Nephrologist
• Neuroradiologist (with interventional capability)
• Pathologist
• Radiologist (with interventional capability)
• Neurologist
• Orthopedic surgeon
S.NO THERAPIST FUNCTION
.
1. Physiotherapists prevents and treat chest problems,
assist mobilization, and prevent
contractures in immobilized patients
• ENGINEER – He should be
experienced in the design of
mechanical and electrical
systems For hopitals,especially
critical care unit.
FLOOR PLAN AND DESIGN
IT SHOULD BE BASED ON:-
• Patient admission pattern
• Staff & visitor traffic patterns
• Need for support facilities such a
nursing station ,Storage, clerical
space,
• Administrative & educational
requirements.
• Services that are unique to the
individual institution.
FLOOR PLAN AND DESIGN
• Eight to twelve beds per unit is
considered best from a functional
perspective .
• Each healthcare facility should
consider the need for positive- and
negative pressure isolation rooms
within the ICU.
• This need will depend mainly upon
patient population and State
Department of Public Health
FLOOR PLAN AND DESIGN
• Each intensive care unit should be a
geographically distinct area within the
hospital, when possible, with controlled
access.
• No through traffic to other departments
should occur. Supply and professional traffic
should be separated from public/visitor
traffic.
• Location should be chosen so that the unit
is adjacent to, or within direct elevator
travel to and from, the Emergency
Department, Operating Room, intermediate
care units, and Radiology Department
PATIENT AREAS.:-