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Nurses' perspectives on alternative communication strategies use in critical care units.
- Johnson, Ensa (author)
- Heyns, Tanya (author)
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- Nilsson, Stefan, 1972 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Centrum för personcentrerad vård vid Göteborgs universitet (GPCC),Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa,University of Gothenburg Centre for person-centred care (GPCC),Institute of Health and Care Sciences
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- 2021-02-24
- 2022
- English.
- In: Nursing in critical care. - : Wiley. - 1478-5153 .- 1362-1017. ; 27, s. 120-129
- Journal article (peer-reviewed)
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- Critically ill patients have the right to communicate and participate in their treatment to avoid adverse medical outcomes due to the severity of their illness, their responsiveness, and level of consciousness. This human right has often been neglected by health care professionals, as a result of limited alternative communication support provided to patients who are unable to speak due to, for example, endotracheal intubation. Despite the successful use of alternative communication strategies in critical care units (CCUs) in other countries, limited implementation in South African hospitals has been reported.This study aimed to determine the perspectives of South African nurses working in CCUs on the frequency of use of alternative communication strategies to support patient-centred communication with critically ill adult patients.The study followed a quantitative non-experimental survey research design.A total of 210 nurses working in both private and public hospitals completed a survey on their perspectives on the use of alternative communication strategies in CCUs.Nurse participants reported experience working with critically ill and communication-vulnerable patients. Nurse-patient communication mainly involved the use of pen and paper, facial expressions and gestures to obtain information relating to patients' needs and their health history. Limited use of speech-generating communication devices was reported.Nurse training on the use and implementation of alternative communication strategies, such as communication boards or electronic speech-generating devices, should be investigated to improve nurses' communication with communication-vulnerable patients in South Africa.The results are applicable in clinical practice due to patients' need for alternative communication. The nurses mainly used low-tech solutions, which are cheap and easy to access. However, there exists an opportunity to increase the use of available digital solutions.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)
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