Improving communication among nurses and patients

Unluturk, Mehmet S.; Özcanhan, Mehmet Hilal; Dalkılıç, Gökhan

doi:10.1016/j.cmpb.2015.04.004

Cited by 6 publications

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“…However, patients perceived inconsistencies in the way nurses responded to call light requests, which may be due to the inconsistent views of nurses on the importance of call light requests and whose responsibility it is to answer the call light (Deitrick et al, 2006; Tzeng, 2010, 2011). Efforts have been made to advance the technology to improve the patient–nurse communication process (Klemets & Toussaint, 2016; Unluturk, Ozcanhan, & Dalkilic, 2015). All but one of the previous studies mentioned involved English-speaking patients and little is known how patients with LEP and their caregivers use and interact with call light systems.…”

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confidence: 99%

Perspectives of Nurses on Patients With Limited English Proficiency and Their Call Light Use

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Montie

Shuman

et al. 2016

Global Qualitative Nursing Research

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Patients use call light systems to initiate communication with their health care team. Little is known how this process is affected when language barriers exist between an English-speaking nurse and a patient with limited English proficiency (LEP). The aims of this study are to describe (a) the perceptions of nurses regarding their communication with patients with LEP, (b) how call lights affect their communication with patients with LEP, and (c) the perceptions of nurses on the impact of advancement in call light technology on patients with LEP. Using focus groups, nurses were asked about their interactions with patients with LEP. The following themes emerged: barriers to communication, formal tools for communication, gestures and charades, reliance on family, creating a better call light system, and acceptability of Eloquence™. This results show that call lights affect the interaction of nurses with patients with LEP and complex issues arise in the subsequent communication that is initiated by the call light.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perspectives of Nurses on Patients With Limited English Proficiency and Their Call Light Use

Galinato

Montie

Shuman

et al. 2016

Global Qualitative Nursing Research

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“…The processor receives signals from the sensor and sends them to the cloud server via a communication module that compares the current and initial liquid level in the IV bag, on the basis of which it generates the remaining time until the IV bag is emptied, and after discharging, the alarm is activated. A wireless patient-nurse communication system is shown in [31]. When an alarm sounds, on the basis of the data collected from hardware and RFID devices, the software connects the patient to the nurse via the voice over internet protocol (VoIP).…”

Section: Wireless Communication Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Smart Intravenous Infusion Dosing System

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Intravenous (IV) infusion therapy allows the infusion fluid to be inserted directly into the patient’s vein. It is used to place medications directly into the bloodstream or for blood transfusions. The probability that a hospitalized patient will receive some kind of infusion therapy, intravenously, is 60–80%. The paper presents a smart IV infusion dosing system for detection, signaling, and monitoring of liquid in an IV bottle at a remote location. It consists of (i) the sensing and computation layer—a system for detection and signaling of fluid levels in the IV bottle and a system for regulation and closing of infusion flow, (ii) the communication layer—a wireless exchange of information between the hardware part of the system and the client, and (iii) the user layer—monitoring and visualization of IV therapy reception at a remote location in real time. All layers are modular, allowing upgrades of the entire system. The proposed system alerts medical staff to continuous and timely changes of IV bottles, which can have positive effects on increasing the success of IV therapy, especially in oncology patients. The prescribed drip time of IV chemotherapy for the full effect of cytostatics should be imperative.

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“…The authors asserted that the interventions reduced patient call times and redundancy in calls. Future work identified by the authors includes additional technological equipment such as radiofrequency identification (RFID) tags to further improve response times (Unluturk, et al 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A quality improvement project by Unluturk, Ozcanhan, and Dalkilic (2015) describes a communication protocol utilizing nurse wireless location systems (NWLS).…”

Section: Mobile Device Efficiencymentioning

confidence: 99%