EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNICATION BOARD AMONG MECHANICALLY VENTILATED PATIENTS IN TERMS OF SATISFACTION IN THE ICUS

Abstract

Introduction: Now a days, uses of Positive pressure Mechanical ventilator has been exponentially increased in ICUs around the world. Mechanical Ventilation is one of the common intervention seen in the ICUs. Communicating with Mechanically Ventilated Patient is challenging for doctors, nursing staff, technicians and patients' families. A Communication Board can serve as a bridge between patients and health care team and help them to give holistic care to intubated patients. The overall aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Communication Board in terms of Satisfaction among Mechanically Ventilated Patients in ICUs.Method:This study adopted Quantitative Research Approach with post test only design and conducted in three ICUs of selected hospital. 50 patients who fullled the criteria were randomly allocated into the Experiment and Comparison group. The Communication Board was used on Experiment group of Mechanically Ventilated Patients during their Weaning Period. Results: The results shows the statistical signicance difference in Experiment and Comparison group of Mechanically Ventilated Patients in terms of Satisfaction after use of Communication Board (t= 16.151, p<0.001). The association between Satisfaction with Socio-Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Mechanically Ventilated Patients were not statistically signicant. Conclusion: Communication Board is found to be effective in enhancing the Satisfaction among Mechanically Ventilated Patient.