Effectiveness of a technology-based communication intervention for suddenly speechless patients in critical care units: Nurses perceptions and experiences

Background: Currently, patients who develop sudden inability to verbalize needs (sudden speechlessness), rely on ineffective non-verbal strategies to communicate. Nurses caring for suddenly speechless (SS) patients report personal inadequacy, frustration, and time-management challenges as they attem...

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Main Authors: Carmen S. Rodriguez, Heather J. Spring, Meredeth Rowe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Cogent Social Sciences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2018.1552734