Ten practical strategies for effective communication with relatives of ICU patients.

Autor:	Warrillow, Stephen, Farley, KJ, Jones, Daryl, Farley, K J
Předmět:	INTENSIVE care units MEDICAL communication CATASTROPHIC illness NURSES MEDICAL personnel MEDICAL research
Zdroj:	Intensive Care Medicine; Dec2015, Vol. 41 Issue 12, p2173-2176, 4p, 1 Chart
Abstrakt:	The article discusses 10 practical strategies for clinicians to effectively communicate with relatives of patients in intensive care units (ICUs). The impact of critical illness on relatives is explained. The 10 communication strategies include building trust between clinicians and relatives, providing relatives with regular updates, involving the bedside nurse in family meetings, ensuring that the clinician has enough uninterrupted time to talk with relatives, and speaking plainly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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