title: Weaning patients from mechanical ventilation.
abstract: Enhancing the nursing role can allow staff to provide more individualised care. Nurses in ICU can become involved in weaning patients from ventilators. Multidisciplinary team communication is vital in such advanced nursing practice.
authors.affiliation: St John's Hospital, Livingston.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cull
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inwood
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D018579:Patient Selection; D015300:Ventilator Weaning / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*