Nurse-patient communication in the intensive care unit: a review of the literature
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2018, Intensive and Critical Care NursingCitation Excerpt :Among other reasons, such an environment is usually highly technological, the care received by the patients is complex and they are isolated from their families. Therefore, all care activities are solely focused on keeping the patient alive, relegating emotional or non-technical aspects to the background (Leal et al., 2010; Llenore and Ogle, 1999; Llubiá, 2008). However, ignoring the emotional state of the patient could be detrimental to their health and recovery and thus, attempts should be made to humanise the critical care unit to make it as comfortable as possible for patients and their families (Aslakson et al., 2014; Llenore and Ogle, 1999; Santana et al., 2009).
Delirium prevention in critically ill adults through an automated reorientation intervention – A pilot randomized controlled trial
2017, Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical CareCitation Excerpt :Reorientation may enhance patients' feelings of security and comfort, allow them to more accurately interpret these stimuli, and ultimately reduce delirium. However, communication with sedated or non-responsive critically ill patients is often not optimal24–26 and is often considered to be a low priority in the ICU setting.27 A review of nurse-patient communication in the ICU found that nurses communicate poorly with patients, despite a high level of knowledge and skill with respect to communication.
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2013, Intensive and Critical Care NursingCitation Excerpt :Mechanically ventilated patients particularly experience many barriers to communicating their needs. Patients have reported that their inability to communicate results in unrecognised pain, feelings of loss of control and depersonalisation, anxiety, fear, distress and frustration, and have identified difficulty in communication as their principal problem while intubated (Menzel, 1998; Llenore and Ogle, 1999; Russell, 1999; Wojnicki-Johansson, 2001; Lilly et al., 2003; Patak et al., 2004; Magnus and Turlington, 2006). According to Russell (1999), the lack of ability to communicate with care providers during periods of mechanical ventilation not only causes anxiety but also contributes to less than optimal recovery after discharge.
Effect of attachment styles of individuals discharged from an intensive care unit on intensive care experience
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