Role of Technical Staff in UCI

CURRENT NEWS
AND WORK OF THE Lic. Esp. Sylena Flores

Luna
TECHNICIAN
NURSING IN ICU
• In the Intensive Care Unit, the Services are
highly specialized, where the nursing
professional has to be trained to the level of
requirement.
• In every Level 3 hospital it is impossible for
there not to be a Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit room. Where the proximity of the
INTRODUCTION Nursing professional to the patient is much
closer.
• Nowadays it is unimaginable to have a
Hospital without an ICU where technology
must go hand in hand, the Nursing Technician
must have solid knowledge that allows him to
perform according to the demands.
• An intensive care unit ( ICU ), intensive
S CARE surveillance unit ( ICU ), critical care unit ( CCU ),
intensive treatment center ( ITC ), intensive
UNIT medicine unit ( ICU ) or intensive care unit ( ICU )
is a special facility within the hospital area that
provides intensive medicine. Patients who are
INTENSIV candidates for entering intensive care are those
who have a serious health condition that puts
E their life at risk and who therefore require
constant monitoring of their vital signs and other
parameters, such as fluid control.
TYPES OF UCI SPECIALTIES
• Cardiological intensive care or coronary unit.
• Postoperative cardiac surgery unit.
• Organ Transplant Unit.
• Psychiatric intensive care.
• Postoperative care, although most are "multipurpose intensive care units."
• Pediatric intensive care units, which must be
differentiated from:
• Neonatal units, whose patients move in a narrow
age range (from birth to the 28th day of age) known as the neonatal period.
Intensive care units can be part of a means of
UNITS transportation, whether in aircraft equipped as
hospitals, helicopters, hospital ships (usually
PEDIATRIC integrated into naval military corps) and buses.
PROFESSIONALS
WHO
INTEGRATE THE ICU
• The doctor belonging to the

intensive care unit, understood as
an intensivist, has a specialty in
critical care as well as the
knowledge and skills necessary to
carry out the necessary activities.
Nursing professionals belonging
PROFESSIONALS
WHO MAKE UP THE
UCI
to intensive care units are
highly specialized nurses, often
possessing a formal specialty in
intensive nursing, a level of
specialization.
The Nursing Technical Staff.
SERVICE
PROVIDED BY
THE UCI
• According to the latest update of the
standards and recommendations of the
Ministry of Health and Social Policy, the
expanded critical care service is one of the
evolutions presented in terms of services and
units. This service has been included to
provide a more comprehensive service to
acutely ill patients, including resuscitation
and recognition of deteriorating clinical
condition.
CRITERIA Both who require a
criteria high level of
FOR keys care who are
INCLUSIO for the recoverable
N OF admitte patients.
d
PATIENTS n of
IN ICU patient
s in the
ICU are:
• Person with a vocation for service with
organizational, communication and
manual units with solid values and ethical
principles and with the ability to work as
a team.
Qualified professional, capable of providing
safe, timely and humanized care.
With criteria to carry out basic nursing activities

TECHNICIA with autonomy.
N PROFILE Concept of ethics, communication and human
IA NURSE relations.
IN ICU Training in courses related to the care of

critically ill patients.
Basic knowledge for patient and family care.

• Work organized, establishing priorities.
• Handle and maintain the unit's materials and
equipment in good condition.
TECHNICAL • Be timely in the care provided to the patient.0
Be orderly in your work.
IN • High sense of responsibility and confidentiality.0
Willingness to work as a team.
NURSE • High degree of tolerance to fatigue and stress to
face critical situations.
TO:
APTITUDES
Collaborates in the objectives of care
administered to the patient.
Preserve high levels of quality in the provision of

services.
NURSING Make proper use of medical equipment and
TECHNICIAN: instruments.
RESPONSIBILITI
ES Collaborate with patients to satisfy their
biological and psychological needs.
Promote self-care in health.

Promote healthy habits.
Provide humane, timely and safe care to patients.
Patient education on everything related to safety regulations

TECHNICIAN IN and their illness.
NURSING: RESPONSIBILITIES
Provides humane treatment to the patient and family.
Take care of patients, respecting their values, customs and

beliefs.
Be present at the reception of the Nursing report.

Performs hygiene and comfort, together with the
nurse.
Performs patient mobilization, together with the

nurse.
TECHNICAL
IN NURSING: RESPONSIBILITY Perform strict measurement of diuresis, bowel
IS movements and drainage.
Performs appropriate patient transfer of patient

to tests or examinations.
Apply the principles of asepsis and antisepsis and

biosafety standards in procedures.
• Performs correct disinfection of materials
and equipment.
• Prepare material and equipment to sterilize.
• Pick up pharmacy medicines, after
verification.
• Collects, labels and takes samples to
NURSING TECHNICIAN: RESPONSIBILITY laboratory for analysis.
• Collect or print lab results.
• Performs documentary processing:
laboratory, X-ray, Interconsultations, CT
scan, etc.
• Collaborate in preparing the patient for transfer
to the operating room, as well as in pre-surgical
preparation.
• Preparation of sterile materials: gauze, cotton,
etc.
• Sort the bedding.
• Control of clothing (dirty and clean).
• Clean and supply the healing car.
• Always keep instruments sterile
available.
• Taking tests and/or laboratory samples
Provide basic nursing care according to medical indication.
Identify the needs of patients and other professionals.
NURSING TECHNICIAN: RESPONSIBILITY The reception of patients as well as the

management of their medical history.
Help patients so they can have the

basic care of hygiene, comfort and
mobilization
.
Help patients feed and evacuate.

• Central venous catheterization.
NURSING • Defibrillation/cardioversion.
TECHNICIAN: • Electrocardiogram.
• Temporary pacemaker (intracavitary or
INTERVENTION external).
IN • Swan-Ganz catheter placement.
• Endotracheal intubation.
SPECIFIC • Patient care on mechanical ventilation.
PROCEDURES
AND/OR
EXAMS.
• Care of the patient with tracheostomy.
NURSING • Respiratory physiotherapy.
TECHNICIAN: • CPR maneuvers
INTERVENTION • Oxygen therapy
Placement of chest drainage tube.
IN SPECIFIC •
• Tube Placement: nasogastric, bladder,
PROCEDURES rectal, etc.
AND/OR EXAMS. • Application of enemas.
• 1.- Male patient with Dx.
Cx post surgery. Cardiac emerges from PCOS with
stable vital functions, in the 12-hour shift there is
CLINICA no Urine, both Nursing staff and Technical Staff did
not notice until the shift left.
L CASE • What does this attitude of both professionals

represent?

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CURRENT NEWS

AND WORK OF THE Lic. Esp. Sylena Flores

• The doctor belonging to the

With criteria to carry out basic nursing activities

IN ICU Training in courses related to the care of

Basic knowledge for patient and family care.

Preserve high levels of quality in the provision of

Promote self-care in health.

Provide humane, timely and safe care to patients.

Patient education on everything related to safety regulations

Provides humane treatment to the patient and family.

Take care of patients, respecting their values, customs and

Be present at the reception of the Nursing report.

Performs patient mobilization, together with the

Performs appropriate patient transfer of patient

Apply the principles of asepsis and antisepsis and

Identify the needs of patients and other professionals.

NURSING TECHNICIAN: RESPONSIBILITY The reception of patients as well as the

Help patients so they can have the

Help patients feed and evacuate.

L CASE • What does this attitude of both professionals

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