Journal
INTENSIVE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING
Volume 31, Issue 3, Pages 179-186Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2014.10.007
Keywords
Respiration; Artificial; Critical illness; Intensive care units; Communication; Intensive care experience questionnaire
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- National Institute of Nursing Research [F31NR010809]
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to describe the patient experience of communication during mechanical ventilation. Research methodology: This descriptive study is a secondary analysis of data collected to study the relationship between sedation and the MV patients' recall of the ICU. Interviews, conducted after extubation, included the Intensive Care Experience Questionnaire. Data were analysed with Spearman correlation coefficients (r(s)) and content analysis. Setting: Participants were recruited from a medical-surgical intensive care unit in the Midwest United States. Results: Participants (n= 31) with a mean age of 65 +/- 11.9 were on the ventilator a median of 5 days. Inability to communicate needs was associated with helplessness (r(s) =.43). While perceived lack of information received was associated with not feeling in control (r(s)= 41) and helplessness (r(s)=41). Ineffective communication impacted negatively on satisfaction with care. Participants expressed frustration with failed communication and a tack of information received. They believed receipt of information helped them cope and desired a better system of communication during mechanical ventilation. Conclusion: Communication effectiveness impacts patients' sense of safety and well-being during mechanical ventilation. Greater emphasis needs to be placed on the development and integration of communication strategies into critical care nursing practice. (c) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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