Interventions to improve communication between nurses and physicians in the intensive care unit: An integrative literature review
Effective communication among healthcare professionals in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a particular imperative, with accurate and efficient interdisciplinary communication being a critical prerequisite for high-quality care. Nurses and physicians are highly important parts of the healthcare syst...
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| description | Effective communication among healthcare professionals in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a particular imperative, with accurate and efficient interdisciplinary communication being a critical prerequisite for high-quality care. Nurses and physicians are highly important parts of the healthcare system workforce. Thus, identifying strategies that would improve communication between these two groups can provide evidence for practical improvement in the ICU, which will ultimately improve patient outcomes. This integrative literature review aimed to identify interventions that improve communication between nurses and physicians in ICUs. Three databases (Medline, CINAHL, and Science Direct) were searched between September 2014 and June 2016 using 11 search terms, namely, nurse, doctor, physician, resident, clinician, ICU, intensive care unit, communication, teamwork, collaboration, and relationship. A manual search of the reference lists of found papers was also conducted. Eleven articles met the inclusion criteria. These studies reported on the use of communication tools/checklists, team training, multidisciplinary structured work shift evaluation, and electronic situation–background–assessment–recommendation documentation templates to improve communication. Although which intervention strategies are most effective remains unclear, this review suggests that these strategies improve communication to some extent. Future studies should be rigorously designed and outcome measures should be specific and validated to capture and reflect the effects of effective communication. Keywords: Communication, Intervention, Intensive care units, Nurses and physicians |
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| spelling | doaj.art-747c54c2c10a42cda45ab72095c7997b2022-12-22T01:08:33ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Nursing Sciences2352-01322018-01-01518188Interventions to improve communication between nurses and physicians in the intensive care unit: An integrative literature reviewYa-Ya Wang0Qiao-Qin Wan1Frances Lin2Wei-Jiao Zhou3Shao-Mei Shang4School of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaSchool of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Queensland, AustraliaSchool of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaSchool of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China; Corresponding author. School of Nursing, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China.Effective communication among healthcare professionals in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a particular imperative, with accurate and efficient interdisciplinary communication being a critical prerequisite for high-quality care. Nurses and physicians are highly important parts of the healthcare system workforce. Thus, identifying strategies that would improve communication between these two groups can provide evidence for practical improvement in the ICU, which will ultimately improve patient outcomes. This integrative literature review aimed to identify interventions that improve communication between nurses and physicians in ICUs. Three databases (Medline, CINAHL, and Science Direct) were searched between September 2014 and June 2016 using 11 search terms, namely, nurse, doctor, physician, resident, clinician, ICU, intensive care unit, communication, teamwork, collaboration, and relationship. A manual search of the reference lists of found papers was also conducted. Eleven articles met the inclusion criteria. These studies reported on the use of communication tools/checklists, team training, multidisciplinary structured work shift evaluation, and electronic situation–background–assessment–recommendation documentation templates to improve communication. Although which intervention strategies are most effective remains unclear, this review suggests that these strategies improve communication to some extent. Future studies should be rigorously designed and outcome measures should be specific and validated to capture and reflect the effects of effective communication. Keywords: Communication, Intervention, Intensive care units, Nurses and physicianshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235201321730087X |
| spellingShingle | Ya-Ya Wang Qiao-Qin Wan Frances Lin Wei-Jiao Zhou Shao-Mei Shang Interventions to improve communication between nurses and physicians in the intensive care unit: An integrative literature review International Journal of Nursing Sciences |
| title | Interventions to improve communication between nurses and physicians in the intensive care unit: An integrative literature review |
| title_full | Interventions to improve communication between nurses and physicians in the intensive care unit: An integrative literature review |
| title_fullStr | Interventions to improve communication between nurses and physicians in the intensive care unit: An integrative literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interventions to improve communication between nurses and physicians in the intensive care unit: An integrative literature review |
| title_short | Interventions to improve communication between nurses and physicians in the intensive care unit: An integrative literature review |
| title_sort | interventions to improve communication between nurses and physicians in the intensive care unit an integrative literature review |
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