Working in an eICU Unit: Life in the Box

Trudi B. Stafford; Mary A. Myers; Anne Young; Janet G. Foster; Jeffrey T. Huber

doi:10.1016/j.ccell.2008.08.013

Working in an eICU Unit: Life in the Box

Trudi B. Stafford, Mary A. Myers, Anne Young, Janet G. Foster, Jeffrey T. Huber

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Abstract

This ethnographic study of the VISICU eICU (VSISCU, Inc., Baltimore, MD) work environment in a large midwestern health care system describes everyday life working in a telemedicine intensive care. Data were gathered through 60 hours of observation and formal interviews of eICU clinician team members. Working in the remote telemedicine center, often referred to as the "Box", is like working in an air traffic control center. Remote oversight and effective communication ensure the best possible outcomes to support the bedside intensive care unit team.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	441-450
Number of pages	10
Journal	Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
Volume	20
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2008.08.013
State	Published - Dec 2008

Keywords

Telemedicine
VISICU
eClinician
eICU
eNurse
ePhysician

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Critical Care

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