Title:

[Retired] Communication with patient

Description:

At a glance:
- Communicating with patients who lipread whilst wearing a mask (video, 1 minute)
- Communication Strategies for non-verbal patients(video, 2 minutes)
- Communication with relatives (ICS) to help explain to families the care their loved ones is receiving (leaflet, 5 minutes) & using video communications (PDF)
- Critical Care COVID-19 Communication Chart (PDF, 5 minutes)

Bitesize learning:
- Communication skills for staff wearing PPE (PDF, 10 minutes)
- Oxford Handbook of Critical Care Nursing Chapter 3 (e-Book, 10 minutes)
- Communication with Critically Ill Patients Training Programme (SPEACS-2) (6 videos, 10 minutes each)
- Intensive care equipment (ICS guide) (PDF, 15 minutes)

Time to think:
- Clinical Human Factors Group (CHFG) COVID 19 resources (website, 60 minutes)
- Cardmedic - digital flashcards to aid communication with patients (website/app, multiple resources)
- COVID-19: Care of the critically ill patient & application to practice (University of Edinburgh / Future Learn) (e-Learning, six 1 hour sessions)

Hierarchy:

[Retired] London Transformation and Learning Collaborative - Critical Care (LTLC) > [Retired] Self-directed Learning Resources > [Retired] Generic Skills (includes Safety, Communication, Wellbeing, Human Factors) > [Retired] Communication > [Retired] Communication with patient

Keywords:

Human factors, communication, PPE, patient, family, critical care, leaflet, video, flashcards, lipread, mask, symbol, non-verbal, ICU, speech, intubated patient

Created:

15 Oct 2020

Updated:

30 Mar 2021