Quality of care and resource use among mechanically ventilated patients before and after an intervention to assist nurse-nonvocal patient communication

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
2652364	Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care	2015	10 Pages	PDF

Abstract

SPEACS improved ICU nurses' knowledge, satisfaction and comfort in communicating with nonvocal MV patients but did not impact patient care quality or resource use.

Keywords

EMR NCS APACHE Endotracheal SLP Intubation ITT ICU intensive care unit Education Mechanical ventilation Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation intention to treat electronic medical record Nurses Quality of health care

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Quality of care and resource use among mechanically ventilated patients before and after an intervention to assist nurse-nonvocal patient communication

Authors

Mary Beth PhD, RN, FAAN, Susan M. PhD, Martin P. MS, Jennifer B. PhD, RN, Judith A. PhD, RN, Marci L. PhD, RN, Jennifer BSN, RN, Andrea MS, Brooke MS, SLP-CCC, Elisabeth PhD, RN, CCRN, Derek C. MD, MPH, Amber E. MD, MPH, MS,