Strengthening and supporting nurses’ communication with mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit: Development of a communication intervention

Background: Nurse-patient communication in intensive care units is challenged by the fact that patients are voiceless due to intubation and mechanical ventilation. Difficult communication affects nurses negatively, and it requires knowledge and expertise to facilitate communication in this complex a...

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Main Authors: Anna Holm, Veronika Karlsson, Lone Nikolajsen, Pia Dreyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666142X21000072