Quality of care and resource use among mechanically ventilated patients before and after an intervention to assist nurse-nonvocal patient communication.
Heart Lung
; 44(5): 408-415.e2, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Implement and test unit-wide patient-nurse assisted communication strategies (SPEACS).BACKGROUND:
SPEACS improved nurse-patient communication outcomes; effects on patient care quality and resource use are unknown.METHODS:
Prospective, randomized stepped-wedge pragmatic trial of 1440 adults ventilated ≥2 days and awake for at least one shift in 6 ICUs at 2 teaching hospitals 2009-2011 with blinded retrospective medical record abstraction. MAINRESULTS:
323/383 (84%) nurses completed training; their communication knowledge (p < .001) and satisfaction and comfort (p < .001) increased. ICU days with physical restraint use (p = .44), heavy sedation (p = .73), pain score documentation (p = .97), presence of ICU-acquired pressure ulcers (p = .78), coma-free days (p = .76), ventilator-free days (p = .83), ICU length of stay (p = .77), hospital length of stay (p = .22), and median costs (p = .07) did not change.CONCLUSIONS:
SPEACS improved ICU nurses' knowledge, satisfaction and comfort in communicating with nonvocal MV patients but did not impact patient care quality or resource use.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Calidad de la Atención de Salud
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Respiración Artificial
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Comunicación
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Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos
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Relaciones Enfermero-Paciente
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Heart Lung
Año:
2015
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Article