Communicating with patients, families and health professionals about managing medications in intensive care: A qualitative observational study

E Manias; S Braaf; S Rixon; A Williams; D Liew; A Blackburn

Journal article

Communicating with patients, families and health professionals about managing medications in intensive care: A qualitative observational study

E Manias, S Braaf, S Rixon, A Williams, D Liew, A Blackburn

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2019.05.001

Abstract

Objectives: To explore communication between patients, families, and health professionals about managing medications in intensive care. Design: A qualitative exploratory study was undertaken using participant observations. A thematic analysis of the data was performed. Setting: The setting comprised an intensive care unit at a public, teaching hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Findings: Three themes were identified: provision of information, therapeutic relationships, and patient and family centred care. Nurses and pharmacists communicated regularly about medications with patients and family members. Doctors were occasionally present at the bedside during medical ward rounds or in undertakin..

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Elizabeth Manias Author

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This publication was made possible by funding from an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project Grant, project no. DP1093038. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of the ARC.