Table 2 Topics of the standardized part of the experimental intervention
Nr. | Topic | Details |
|---|---|---|
1 | People in the ICU | • health care professionals (nurses and intensive care nurses) |
• attending physician | ||
• clothing, including specifics such as masks, gloves etc. | ||
• change of shifts | ||
• ward rounds | ||
2 | Devices and monitoring | • monitor, including central monitoring |
• ventilator | ||
• infusion and syringe pump | ||
• alarms | ||
3 | Room furnishing | • clock |
• bell system | ||
• room size | ||
4 | Individual safety | • tubes, drainages, wounds, urinary catheters, fixation |
• tube, respiratory mask, mechanical ventilation | ||
• waking phase | ||
• intravenous access | ||
• bedding | ||
• dimming of the light | ||
5 | Schedule | • hospital stay duration |
• transfer to IMC | ||
• differences between IMC and ICU | ||
• nutrition | ||
6 | Communication | • nod, shake of the head (yes, no) |
• pens | ||
7 | Staff duties | • aspiration |
• mobilization | ||
• radiologic examinations | ||
• personal hygiene/oral hygiene | ||
8 | Conveniences | • pain medication |
• visiting hours | ||
• information before nursing-medical interventions | ||
9 | Helpful thoughts | • “Everything is done for me. That is a sign that everything worked alright”. |
• “I don’t have to suffer from any pain; if necessary I will receive additional medication. In the meantime I can relax and continue to breathe calmly”. | ||
• “Only a little longer, then I have made it”. |