Patients with critical illness in ICU, CCU and Emergency department.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Nurses working at emergency, CCU or ICU wards. Having a minimum 6-month work experience in the relevant ward Having satisfaction with the participation in the research study (safe transfer of patients educational courses) Critically ill patients who need an intra-hospital transfer for diagnostic or therapeutic examination according to the physician's order, and obtain a minimum score of 14 or more from the checklist of transfer risk. Patient accompaniment by the nurse during intra-hospital transfer
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participation in the courses on how to transfer critically ill patients during the last six months Patient accompaniment by a medical doctor (resident in training) during intra-hospital transfer
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The quality score of transmission of critical patients. Timepoint: Before Start and after the transfer of patient. Method of measurement: Intra Hospital Safe Transfer Checklist, Pulse Oximetry and Tympanic curtain thermometer.;Blood pressure. Timepoint: Before Start and after the transfer of patient. Method of measurement: Digital Arm Barometer.;Heart Beat. Timepoint: Before start and after the transfer of patient. Method of measurement: Pulse Oximeter.;Respiratory rate. Timepoint: Before start and after the transfer of patient. Method of measurement: See.;Central body temperature. Timepoint: Before Start and after the transfer of patient. Method of measurement: Digital tympanic thermometer.;Oxygen saturation of peripheral capillary blood. Timepoint: Before Start and after the transfer of patient. Method of measurement: Pulse oximetr. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences