Communication skills intervention: promoting effective communication between nurses and mechanically ventilated patients

Table1 A lesson plan for the communication skills workshops

	Workshop 1		Workshop 2		Workshop 3
Duration	Session 1	Session 2	Session 1	Session 2	Session 1	Session 2
5 min	Introduction		Introduction		Introduction
20 min	Role plays on an algorithm, scenario on mechanical ventilation via the endotracheal tube (Annexure P), pen and paper and natural strategies	Sharing experiences	Role plays on scenario for suctioning procedure (Annexure R), alphabet board, word phrase, and natural strategies	Sharing experiences	Role plays on scenario on creating tracheostomy (Annexure T), photo album, picture board and natural strategies	Sharing experiences
10 min	Nurses’ questions and comments on the role play	Nurses practicing on each other	Nurses’ questions and comments on the role play	Nurses practicing on each other	Nurses’ questions and comments on the role play	Nurses practicing on each other
20 min	Return demonstration by nurses	Nurses practicing on each other	Return demonstration by nurses	Nurses practicing on each other	Return demonstration by nurses	Nurses practicing on each other
5 min	Summary		Summary		Summary

ISSN: 1472-6955