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Communication with critically ill patients.

Jafar Alasad1, Muayyad Ahmad

  • 1Department of Clinical Nursing, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. jalasad@ju.edu.jo

Journal of Advanced Nursing
|April 22, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Critical care nurses provided less verbal communication to unconscious patients. This highlights the need to view communication as essential support for all critically ill patients, regardless of responsiveness, to enhance well-being.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Critical Care
  • Patient Communication

Background:

  • Communication in critical care settings is often insufficient, leading to increased patient stress and anxiety.
  • Effective verbal communication is vital for maintaining patient self-identity, self-esteem, well-being, and optimism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate critical care nurses' experiences with verbal communication with critically ill patients in Jordan.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study employing phenomenological hermeneutics.
  • Data collected through in-depth interviews and overt participant observation in 2002.

Main Results:

  • Patients who were unconscious or sedated received significantly less verbal communication compared to responsive patients.
  • Nurses' communication practices varied based on patient responsiveness.

Conclusions:

  • Verbal communication with sedated or unconscious patients should be considered a crucial method for providing information and support.
  • Rethinking communication as an essential support mechanism is necessary for improving care in intensive care units.

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