Arterial Blood Gas Analysis and Clinical Decision-Making in Emergency and Intensive Care Unit Nurses: A Performance Evaluation.

ABSTRACT: Background: This study aimed to evaluate Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit nurses' skills in interpreting blood gas analysis results and to use those interpretations in clinical decision-making. Methods: In this prospective, multicenter, simulation-based study, nurses from the Emergency Department (ED) of Merano Hospital and the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Bolzano Hospital, Italy, were presented with 16 clinical vignettes based on real patient cases. These vignettes were designed to evaluate the nurses' ability to identify patients with time-dependent conditions and recommend appropriate therapeutic interventions. Outcomes measured included sensitivity, specificity, and agreement with physician-assigned urgency levels and therapy recommendations. Results: A

SUBMITTER: Zaboli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816711 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature