International Journal of Nursing Care

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Nursing Care Standards in PICU


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1 Department of Pediatric Nursing, Sree Gokulam Nursing College, Venjaramoodu, Trivandrum, India
     

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Pediatric critical care units are designed to care for children from infancy to adolescence. Caring for critically ill children with diverse nursing need is a challenge to the nurses working in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Nursing standards improve nursing care quality by focusing the nurse's efforts toward appropriate goals and heightening their motivation for goal achievement.

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Nursing Care Standard, PICU
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Authors

J Hepsibai
Department of Pediatric Nursing, Sree Gokulam Nursing College, Venjaramoodu, Trivandrum, India

Abstract


Pediatric critical care units are designed to care for children from infancy to adolescence. Caring for critically ill children with diverse nursing need is a challenge to the nurses working in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Nursing standards improve nursing care quality by focusing the nurse's efforts toward appropriate goals and heightening their motivation for goal achievement.

Keywords


Nursing Care Standard, PICU

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