Overcoming Barriers to Patient-Provider Communication in the ICU

Session Summary

33% of critically-impaired ICU patients are unable to effectively summon help and communicate with their caregivers. Barriers to effective patient-provider communication place patients at an increased risk of experiencing preventable adverse medical events and added stress. Implementing easily adaptable strategies in the ICU allows patients to be active participants in medial decision making and can help reduce preventable adverse events and associated healthcare costs.

Objectives

Explain the impact of communication barriers on medical outcomes.
Explain the role of ICU specific technologies in overcoming communication barriers.

Topics Healthy Work Environment, Leadership & Career Development

Level Expert

Population Adult

Role Manager, Educator

Facilitator(s)

Richard Hurtig PhD

Voxello

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Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC's) Commission on Accreditation, ANCC Provider Number 0012 (60 min contact hour). AACN has been approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the California State Board of Nursing, California Provider number CEP01036 {{contactHoursCalc}} contact hours (50 min contact hour).

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