Simko L C
Duquesne University, School of Nursing, Clinical Nurse II, Western Pennsylvania Hospital Pittsburgh, USA.
Crit Care Nurs Q. 1997 Aug;20(2):1-5.
Critical care nursing in Nicaragua is vastly different than critical care practiced in the United States. The current status of critical care nursing in Nicaragua is challenging at best. Medical personnel do not have access to arterial blood gases, blood cultures, and capillary blood glucose monitoring. The strengths and challenges present in Nicaraguan critical care has made the nursing staff rely on keen and astute nursing assessment of their patients. Due to the lack of technology in Nicaragua, creativity and improvising are a must in caring for a critically ill patient. However, the concerns and issues facing the nurses in Nicaragua are very similar to those experienced by critical care nurses in the United States. Critical care nursing in Nicaragua is indeed true nursing at its finest.
尼加拉瓜的重症护理与美国的重症护理有很大不同。尼加拉瓜重症护理的现状充其量也颇具挑战性。医务人员无法进行动脉血气分析、血培养和毛细血管血糖监测。尼加拉瓜重症护理中的优势与挑战使得护理人员必须依靠对患者敏锐且精明的护理评估。由于尼加拉瓜缺乏技术，在护理重症患者时，创造力和临时应变能力必不可少。然而，尼加拉瓜护士所面临的问题与美国重症护理护士所经历的非常相似。尼加拉瓜的重症护理确实是最优质的护理。
