Document Type : Review Article
Authors
1 Lincoln University College, Malaysia
2 Lincoln University College,Malaysia
3 Lincon University College,Malaysia
Abstract
Background: Nurses contribute a maximum length of time in providing care for patients in critical care area. Numerous studies have been conducted on communication experience in intubated conscience patients and nurses separately. Patients’ experience distress during communication, which may affect the prognosis. The purpose of this study was to explore the communication experiences of nurses and conscious intubated patients together.
Methods: For deeper insights on the participants' inner feelings the study made use of phenomenological qualitative research methodologies. Data saturation occurred with in-depth interviews on 11 nurses and 6 patients through purposive sampling technique. The acquired data were arranged and subjected to a thematic analysis as part of a qualitative research technique.
Results: The research was undertaken from July 20 and September 30, 2022. Individual interviews with six (6) intubated conscious patients and eleven (11) nurses highlighted physical needs and a range of emotional difficulties that patients experience, including loneliness, frustration, feeling disturbed, losing respect, insult, rage, and grief. Additionally, study discovered patients' spiritual convictions must be upheld by providing Holi water, flowers and threads in order for them to feel good. Not only do patients have trouble communicating, nurses also encounter obstacles such as fatigue while trying to interpret patients' gestures and signs, which takes time.
Conclusions: The study concludes that certain actions are required to resolve the communication problems that both nurses and patients encounter. The research has significant implications for nursing practice in the areas of communication advocacy, policy design to implement effective communication practices, and the creation of communication tools to support nursing care and assessment of conscious intubated patients.
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