Abstract: Background: Critically ill patients are needed for several diagnostic and therapeutic management combined with transport from the ICU and other settings. Aim: This study aimed to assess new developed intra-transportation preparedness scale validity and reliability. Subject and method: Design: A descriptive design was applied. Setting(s): The study was undertaken at the university hospital ICUs. Subjects: The participants were critically patients (n = 150), and nurses (n = 150). Tools of data collection: Two tools were used to collect data. Tool one is intra-transportation nurses' questionnaires. The questionnaires consist of 23 items using a 5-point Likert scale, according to item priorities. Tool two: assessment of intra-transport preparedness. It consists of three parts to determine the risk of transfer.......
Key words: Adverse effects, Critically ill patient, Intra-hospital transportation, Safety, Scale
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