Communication with critically ill patients

Alasad, Jafar; Ahmad, Muayyad

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03400.x

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“…In conclusion, nurses' awareness of communication with patients in a CCU is an important factor in providing high quality care and patient satisfaction. It is reported by many scholars that nurses in a CCU often neglect the value of talking to patients when they cannot respond to verbal communication (Alasad 2005). Critical care nurses state that patient care in a CCU is diverse and communication may be overlooked during care (Alasad 2005 were then invited to take part in this study.…”

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“…It is reported by many scholars that nurses in a CCU often neglect the value of talking to patients when they cannot respond to verbal communication (Alasad 2005). Critical care nurses state that patient care in a CCU is diverse and communication may be overlooked during care (Alasad 2005 were then invited to take part in this study. The eligibility criteria were both male and females registered staff nurses who are currently working in CCU wards.…”

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Nurses experience of communication with palliative patients in critical care unit: Saudi experience

Alshehri¹,

Ismaile

2016

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Communication is crucial regardless of a patient's condition in Critical Care Units (CCU). However; communication barriers are common in CCU. In recent years there has been a rapid growth within hospital settings in the provision of palliative care according to patient needs. The purpose of the research study was to investigate nurses' experiences of communication with palliative patients in CCU. A cross sectional design was conducted using questionnaire. The study sample included nurses who were working in CCU. The total number of completed and submitted questionnaires were 61. The majority of respondents were females. The results show that 49% of respondents have experienced difficulties in palliative care tasks while 41% respondents have complications with communication in palliative care. Also, nurses who took part in this study reported difficultly in discussing decisions such as advanced directives, do not resuscitate orders, and feeding tubes. In conclusion, nurses experience difficulty with communication whilst carrying out palliative care tasks in critical care units. The common causes of communication difficulty are because of the complexity of palliative care tasks, language barriers, shortage of staff and feeling un-empowered. Moreover, there is a lack of education programs centered around enhancing communication difficulties between nurses and palliative patients.

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Nurses experience of communication with palliative patients in critical care unit: Saudi experience

Alshehri¹,

Ismaile

2016

IJANS

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“…Whilst Elliott and Wright (9) concluded that intensive care nurses may not be reflecting and understanding the importance of communication in their practice. More recent studies (10) have shown that although intensive care nurses believe that communication is an important aspect of practice, it is sometimes viewed as 'getting in the way' particularly in a task-orientated system. The degree to which nurses initiate and engage in communication with patients still appears to be influenced by the overall responsiveness of the patient, and in unresponsive patients is often limited to a brief explanation prior to a nursing intervention.…”

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Comunicação verbal com pacientes inconscientes

2013

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Objective: Communication with critically ill patients in intensive care settings generates specific challenges for nursing staff, and demands well-developed skills. Methods: A study was conducted in two phases using qualitative methods to characterise and standardise verbal communication used with patients. The first phase consisted of a systematic search and content analysis of the literature concerning communication and verbal stimulation of unconscious patients. Results: The results of the content analysis were then used in phase two and informed the development of a standardised stimulus message. There appear to be four main problem areas: basic difficulty in communicating with a patient who cannot respond; pressures of the working environment; limited knowledge about unconscious patients' needs; limited detailed knowledge of why or how to communicate with unconscious patients. Conclusion: The stimulus developed, has been shown to facilitate the communication with the unconscious patients. ResumoObjetivo: A comunicação com pacientes críticos nas unidades de cuidados intensivos gera desafios para a equipe de enfermagem e demanda habilidades específicas. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo desenvolvido em duas etapas, por meio de métodos qualitativos, para caracterização e padronização da comunicaçao verbal utilizada com pacientes inconscientes. A primeira etapa consistiu de revisão sistemática e de análise de conteúdo da literatura disponível sobre comunicação e estimulação verbal em pacientes inconscientes. Resultados: Os resultados da análise de conteúdo foram utilizados na segunda etapa do estudo e forneceram a base para a construção de uma mensagem padronizada de estímulo. Quatro áreas problemáticas foram identificadas: dificuldades básicas na comunicação com pacientes que não são capazes de responder, pressões do ambiente de trabalho, conhecimento limitado sobre as necessidades de pacientes insconscientes, e conhecimento detalhado limitado do porquê e de como se comunicar com pacientes insconscientes. Conclusão: A mensagem estímulo desenvolvida pode facilitar a comunicação com pacientes inconscientes.

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“…Unsatisfactory communication is more likely to lead to increased stress and anxiety in the patient (Alasad and Ahmad, 2005). Davies (2007) found that patients' experience of a panic attack did not hinder the ventilator weaning process when nurses´ communication with patients or the family was successful.…”

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Nurses’ conceptions of facilitative strategies of weaning patients from mechanical ventilation—A phenomenographic study

Eckerblad

Eriksson

Kärner

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Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

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Communication with critically ill patients

Abstract: Communication with sedated or unconscious patients in intensive care units should not be viewed as only an interactive process. Rather, it should be perceived as the means to give the information and support that such patients need.

Cited by 105 publications

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Nurses experience of communication with palliative patients in critical care unit: Saudi experience

Nurses experience of communication with palliative patients in critical care unit: Saudi experience

Comunicação verbal com pacientes inconscientes

Nurses’ conceptions of facilitative strategies of weaning patients from mechanical ventilation—A phenomenographic study

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