The 3 things you need to anticipate if your loved one is critically ill in Intensive Care(it's not what you think it is)
Published: Fri, 01/03/14
instantly improve the lives of Families of critically ill Patients
in Intensive Care, so that you can have real power, real control
and so that you can influence decision making, even if you're
not a doctor or a nurse in Intensive Care!
In last week's blog I gave you "The 3 ways on how to
ALWAYS be one step ahead of the Intensive Care team, if your loved
one is critically ill in Intensive Care". You can read, watch
or listen to last week's update here.
http://intensivecarehotline.com/?p=4516
In this week's blog I want to give you "The 3 things you
need to anticipate if your loved one is critically ill in Intensive
Care(and it's not what you think it is)"
If your loved one is critically ill in Intensive Care, it's
generally very hard for Family members to know and anticipate what
lies ahead and to know what's around the corner.
And how would you know anyway? Critical Illness and Intensive Care
tends to be a volatile and challenging environment for Families and
their critically ill Family members.
Furthermore, given the very nature of having a loved one critically
ill in Intensive Care, you and your Family feel vulnerable,
challenged, stressed, outside of your comfort zone, overwhelmed and
anxious.
Most of all you generally have no idea of what to
anticipate, as Intensive Care is just a very different ball game
altogether and out of all places, it's the last place you want
to spend time in.
By now you will have a feel that the Intensive Care team is running
the show...
By now, you would probably have a taste and a feel that the
Intensive Care team is running the show and you would know by now
that influence, control and power is nothing that will come easily
to you, in an environment that is controlled by the Intensive Care
team and where they are driving the bus, so to speak.
Because at this stage, you are so far outside of your comfort zone
and overwhelmed by having a loved one critically ill in Intensive
Care that you most likely haven't slept and eaten properly. You
feel exhausted, tired and because you're also having a Family
to look after, you're close to a nervous breakdown and
generally speaking there just isn't enough support and help for
Families of critically ill Patients in Intensive Care and they are
generally left on their own.
In order for you to deal effectively with the challenges of having
a loved one critically ill in Intensive Care and also in order for
you to have control, power and influence whilst your loved one is
critically ill in Intensive Care I want to give you "The 3
things you need to anticipate if your loved one is critically ill
in Intensive Care(and it's not what you think it is)".
Don't be paralysed by the perceived power of the Intensive Care
team
Listen, in more than 15 years Intensive Care nursing experience in
three different countries, I have seen many Families of critically
ill Patients being paralysed by fear and frustration. Families also
tend to be paralysed by the perceived power of the Intensive Care
team.
I have seen most Families of critically ill Patients in Intensive
Care being unable to position themselves correctly against the
perceived power of the Intensive Care team, in situations where
clearly, their critically ill loved one would have needed them
most. If Families are unable to position themselves correctly, it
leads to an imbalance in the dynamics between the Intensive Care
team and Families of critically ill Patients, generally with the
Intensive Care team holding all the perceived power. That of course
is only true if you are like 99% of Families of critically ill
Patients, who don't know what to do and they most often follow
the Intensive Care team blindly.
In order for you to hold more power, more control and more
influence and counteract the perceived power of the Intensive Care
team I now want to dive into "The 3 things you need to
anticipate if your loved one is critically ill in Intensive
Care(and it's not what you think it is)".
1. Anticipate that the Intensive Care team is not interested
in getting you involved in any decision making
CONTINUE READING and get all the 3 things you need to anticipate
whilst your loved one is critically ill in Intensive Care
http://intensivecarehotline.com/?p=4585
Also check out the weekly question that I answer and this
week's question is about Family meetings in Intensive Care
"How can I be prepared, be mentally strong and be well
positioned
for a Family meeting with the Intensive Care team?"(PART 1)
CHECK IT OUT HERE http://intensivecarehotline.com/?p=4591
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