Nr. | Topic | Details |
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1 | People in the ICU | • Health care professionals (nurses and intensive care nurses) • Attending physician • Clothing incl. specifics such as masks, gloves etc. • Change of shifts • Ward rounds |
2 | Devices and monitoring | • Monitor incl. central monitoring • Ventilator • Infusion and syringe pump (infusomat and perfusor) • Alarms |
3 | Room furnishing | • Clock • Bell system • Room size |
4 | Individual safety | • Tubes, drainages, wounds, urinary catheters, fixation • Tube, respiratory mask • 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 • Pens |
7 | Staff duties | • Aspiration • Mobilization • Radiologic examinations • Personal hygiene/oral hygiene |
8 | Conveniences | • Analgesics and soporifics (pain relievers and sleeping pills) • Visiting hours • Information before nursing-medical interventions |
9 | Helpful thoughts | • Everything is done for me. That is sign that everything worked alright. • I don't have to suffer 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. |