Early in my career as an ICU nurse, a chatty resident and I were working together at the bedside of a profoundly ill patient. The resident asked me how I liked my job. Looking at the young man in ...

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses launched a knowledge assessment tool, Feb. 13 to more easily find knowledge gaps and personalize new training to streamline onboarding time for ICU ...

When fourth-grade teacher and new mom Brianna Iacona caught COVID-19 weeks before her 30th birthday, her mild symptoms ...

Critically ill patients who need breathing machines often miss getting enough nutrition, especially during the first few days ...

For families in East Texas, a medical emergency involving a child has often meant a long, stressful drive to Dallas or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Urban ICUs have 2.8 beds per 10,000 people, whereas rural ICUs only have 1.7 beds per 10,000 people. Hybrid ICU ...

Some people have heard of the ICU but don’t fully understand what goes on in an intensive care unit. Read on to learn more about these specialty hospital wards that help treat severe cases and provide ...

One call changed a life for South Bend ICU nurse Natalie Raffelock. Years after a simple cheek swab, she was matched to donate bone marrow to a patient in Houston. The donation involved five days of ...

The massive surge in coronavirus cases has left hospitals in Los Angeles County scrambling to handle the increasing numbers of patients showing up at their doors. Nowhere is that more evident than in ...

A North Carolina intensive care unit (ICU) nurse on Thursday expressed concerns over the increasing death rate caused by the COVID-19 Delta variant across the state, saying, "It's a lot of death, and ...

The number of children admitted to intensive care beds is on the rise as flu admissions to hospitals reach a record for this ...