The Fifth International Survey of Critical Care Nursing Organizations: Implications for Policy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine the activities, concerns, and expectations of critical care nurses and professional critical care nursing organizations worldwide.

Design

A descriptive survey methodology was used. This study is the fifth worldwide quadrennial review of its type to monitor variations in critical care nursing needs and provide robust evidence to inform policy related to critical care nursing practice.

Methods

The fifth World Federation of Critical Care Nurses international survey of critical care nursing organizations was emailed to potential participants from countries with critical care nursing organizations or known critical care nurse leaders. Data were collected online. Responses were entered into SPSS version 23 software (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) and analyze

SUBMITTER: Williams G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7756856 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature