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Overview
A key component of high-quality healthcare is efficient communication between nurses and patients. Reduced patient satisfaction, more mistakes, and worse than ideal health outcomes have all been related to poor nurse-patient communication. Enhancing nursing communication techniques can greatly improve patient safety, satisfaction, and general health outcomes, particularly in acute care settings. Since communication hurdles still make it difficult to provide patient-centered treatment, this topic merits consideration.
Statement of the Problem
In acute care settings, poor communication between nurses and patients frequently leads to unnecessary mistakes, poor adherence to care plans, and lower patient satisfaction. Nurse-patient relationships are still impacted by issues including heavy workloads, language hurdles, and time limits, even with the availability of communication technologies and training programs. These problems could be resolved and care delivery enhanced with a standardized strategy for enhancing communication practices.
PICOT query
How do patient satisfaction, error rates, and adherence to treatment plans (O) change over a three-month period (T) among adult patients in acute care settings (P) when a standardized nurse-patient communication protocol (I) is implemented instead of typical care (C)?
Interest Population
Adult patients in acute care hospital settings, such as those in for critical care management, surgery, or medical treatment, are included in the population of interest. The fast-paced nature of medical care, language hurdles, and the high severity of their diseases make this demographic especially susceptible to communication difficulties. By concentrating on this group, the intervention seeks to close important communication gaps that affect patient satisfaction and outcomes.
Citations
Schmid Kindlimann, A., Mast, M., & Langewitz, W. (2019). Recipients’ viewpoint on delivering terrible news: It truly matters how you phrase it. Counseling and Patient Education, 100(3), 748–753. 10.1016/j.pec.2016.10.012 https://doi.org
Woodward-Kron, R., Webb, G., O’Hagan, S., Manias, E., Elder, C., Pill, J., & McNamara, T. (2020). In nursing, what constitutes effective communication? Evidence of interactions between nurses and virtual patients as reported by clinicians and nurse educators. 2446–2458 in Journal of Advanced Nursing, 76(10). Jan.14400 https://doi.org/10.1111
QUESTION Formulate a PICOT clinical question
on an issue in nursing that is
important to you. First begin with an
introduction which includes the
purpose of the issue you want to
bring light to, then create a problem
statement, followed by your PICOT
question. Then discuss/describe your
population of interest. Assignment
should fit to one page and is
submitted via Brightspace only.
Please refer to the rubric below. APA
format is only required in the list of
references you use.