In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Cynthia Bautista, Dr. Judy Davidson has put together a comprehensive issue on family and patient experience in the ICU. Expert authors have contributed clinical review articles on the following topics: Humanizing Intensive Care: From Theory to Practice; FiCare; Patient's Own Pets in the ICU; Sleep in the ICU; Implementation of a Patient and Family-Centered ICU Peer Support Program at a Veterans Affairs Hospital; Understanding the Experiences of Patients and Families in the ICU: More than Engagement; Implementing a Patient and Family Communication Bundle in the ICU; Integrating Primary Palliative Care into the ICU: The Critical Care Nurse Communicator Program; Bereavement Care in the Adult ICU: Directions for Practice; A review on the Use of Diaries; Supporting Families of Patients with Rare or Unusual Critical Illnesses; and Meeting the Special Needs of Families of CTICU patients. Readers will come away with the information they need to improve family and patients experiences in the ICU.
Edited by:
Judy E Davidson DNP RN FCCM FAAN (EBP/Research Nurse Liaison) Imprint: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Country of Publication: United States Volume: 32-2 Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Weight: 510g ISBN:9780323733540 ISBN 10: 0323733549 Series:The Clinics: Nursing Pages: 240 Publication Date:20 May 2020 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active