Abstract

The critical care environment renders patients unable to share the kind of personal information that illuminates their story outside of the intensive care unit. Therefore, learning about the individuality of this patient population and building caring relationships with them is more difficult than with a fully communicative patient. The aim of this project was to investigate the relationship between the patients' and families' perceptions of caring behaviors and the use of the "This is My Story" poster for critically ill adults. A two-group comparison was done between patients in a surgical intensive care unit who received the "This is My Story" posters and patients in a medical intensive care unit who did not receive the "This is My Story" posters, measuring nurses' caring behaviors with the Watson Caritas Patient Score©. The implementation of the patient personalization poster in the SICU has significantly improved the patient rating of caring practices of critical care nurses. The Watson Caritas Patient Score© (WCPS) score in the SICU was improved by 47% compared to that of the medical intensive care unit MICU.

Author Details

Kelly S. Johnson, DNP, RN, CEN, NE-BC, CPHQ

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

DNP Capstone Project

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Quality Improvement

Research Approach

Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice

Keywords:

Patient-Connectedness, Caring Behaviors, Patient Stories, Patient Experiences

Advisor

Roberta Christopher

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

Jacksonville University

Degree Year

2019

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Review Type

Faculty Approved: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Self-submission

Date of Issue

2019-07-03

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