Caregivers
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Play a valuable role
Acknowledge
Major needs
-informational
-reassurance
-convenience
Critically Ill Patient
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, A patient who is at high risk for actual or potential life-threatening health
problems and who requires intense an vigilant nursing care
Physiologically unstable requiring advance clinical judgment by you and
the HCP
At risk for serious complications & need frequent assessment & often
invasive interventions
May need intensive and complicated nursing support related to the use of
IV polypharmacy and advance technology
Teaching/Learning Principles with critically ill patients/family members (Formal
Process)
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1. Assess the learner:
-identify learning needs
-learning style
-readiness to learn
-what they already know
-what they want and need to learn
-what they are capable of learning and what would be the best way to
teach them
2. Develop Behavioral Objectives:
i.e. outcomes or goals.
Usually start with "The patient will......."
3. Planning and implementing teaching:
-Develop a plan on what will be taught
-When and where
-Start with the need to know information before you discuss the nice to
know information.
4. Evaluation of learning:
, -Ongoing appraisal of the patients learning progress.
-May reuse return demonstrations
-ask the patient to restate instructions
-ask questions
-ask the patient to solve hypothetical situation.
5. DOCUMENT.....DOCUMENT....DOCUMENT
Common Problems (Psychological)
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Anxiety
Pain
Impaired communication
Sensory perceptual problems
-ICU psychosis
Sleep problems
-Noises in ICU
>delirium
Safety measures to ensure concise communication
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Play a valuable role
Acknowledge
Major needs
-informational
-reassurance
-convenience
Critically Ill Patient
Give this one a try later!
, A patient who is at high risk for actual or potential life-threatening health
problems and who requires intense an vigilant nursing care
Physiologically unstable requiring advance clinical judgment by you and
the HCP
At risk for serious complications & need frequent assessment & often
invasive interventions
May need intensive and complicated nursing support related to the use of
IV polypharmacy and advance technology
Teaching/Learning Principles with critically ill patients/family members (Formal
Process)
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1. Assess the learner:
-identify learning needs
-learning style
-readiness to learn
-what they already know
-what they want and need to learn
-what they are capable of learning and what would be the best way to
teach them
2. Develop Behavioral Objectives:
i.e. outcomes or goals.
Usually start with "The patient will......."
3. Planning and implementing teaching:
-Develop a plan on what will be taught
-When and where
-Start with the need to know information before you discuss the nice to
know information.
4. Evaluation of learning:
, -Ongoing appraisal of the patients learning progress.
-May reuse return demonstrations
-ask the patient to restate instructions
-ask questions
-ask the patient to solve hypothetical situation.
5. DOCUMENT.....DOCUMENT....DOCUMENT
Common Problems (Psychological)
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Anxiety
Pain
Impaired communication
Sensory perceptual problems
-ICU psychosis
Sleep problems
-Noises in ICU
>delirium
Safety measures to ensure concise communication
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