Reflection on the relationship between technology and caring.
Being attached to a piece of medical technology may cause patients physical and emotional distress. Critical care nurses need to empathize and respond to the patient's experience on being attached to all forms of medical equipment. The use of sedation must be carefully considered in response to agitation. Critical care is also palliative care. Compassion is a virtue.
Johns
Christopher
C
University of Luton, Britannia Road, Bedford, UK. chris.johns@luton.ac.uk
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*; D016638:Critical Illness; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D017749:Total Quality Management; D006113:United Kingdom