Communication in the intensive care unit during COVID-19: early experience with the Nightingale Communication Method.

ABSTRACT: To assess the utility and frequency of use of the Nightingale Communication Method, during the early operational phase of the Nightingale Hospital London (NHL) 4000-bed field hospital's intensive care unit. Survey-based cross-sectional assessment. The intensive care unit at the Nightingale London hospital. Staff working in the clinical area and therefore requiring full personal protective equipment (PPE). Survey of all staff members sampled from a single shift at the Nightingale Hospital. This investigated perceived utility and actual use of identification methods (name and role labels on visors and gowns, coloured role identification tapes) and formal hand signals as an adjunctive communication method. Self-reported frequency of use and perceived utility of each communication and personne

SUBMITTER: Shurlock J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7799099 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature