Post Cardiac Arrest Hypothermia Literature Review

In 2011 representatives from five different critical care professional societies reviewed and published recommendations on the targeted temperature management for post cardiac arrest hypothermia. The goal was to improve patient outcomes. Nurses in critical care from the Emergency Department to the Intensive Coronary Care Unit are invaluable in the implementation of Therapeutic Hypothermia (TH). The knowledge and experience of the critical care nurse at the bedside and in the advance practice role is essential to positive outcomes for TH patients post cardiac arrest (Goldstein, 2012).
Laura Goldstein (2012) reveals in her research at Rhode Island College that studies point to education with knowledge of evidence based practice, empowers the