Stanton D J
Intensive Care Nurs. 1991 Dec;7(4):230-5. doi: 10.1016/0266-612x(91)90048-v.
The concept of intensive therapy has developed since the early 1950s following the poliomyelitis epidemic when patients required respiratory assistance. Intermittent positive pressure ventilation and the development of large integrated general intensive therapy units where all critically ill patients could be managed has resulted. The environment in the intensive therapy units (ITUs) has thus become increasingly sophisticated with the use of highly specialised equipment. This has led to changes in the role of nurses in critical care areas. As intensive therapy nurses require considerable technical knowledge comparisons have been made with their role and that of a technician. The aim in this paper is to emphasise the importance of the nurses' role in caring for patients in intensive therapy units, by highlighting the psychological impact an intensive therapy unit may have on patients and how a nurse may promote psychological well-being.
自20世纪50年代初脊髓灰质炎疫情爆发以来，重症治疗的概念得以发展，当时患者需要呼吸辅助。间歇正压通气以及大型综合重症治疗单元的发展应运而生，在这些单元中所有重症患者都能得到治疗。随着高度专业化设备的使用，重症治疗单元（ITU）的环境变得越来越复杂。这导致了重症护理领域护士角色的变化。由于重症治疗护士需要相当多的技术知识，人们将他们的角色与技术人员的角色进行了比较。本文旨在强调护士在重症治疗单元护理患者方面的重要性，通过突出重症治疗单元可能对患者产生的心理影响以及护士如何促进患者心理健康。
