VitalTalk Introduces IMPACT-ICU Toolkit
Tools for ICU nurses to be more effective communicators and to improve nurse-physician collaboration.
Skills/Chapters
Welcome to the IMPACT-ICU resource page.
The IMPACT-ICU faculty developed these videos and downloads to illustrate the core concepts and communication principles of our program.
Watch the first set of videos below to hear our faculty talk about the crucial roles nurses serve in palliative care and serious illness communication in the ICU.
Then watch the 3 Conversations videos to see nurses navigating discussions about serious illness with family members, physicians, and in family conferences.
Finally, if you are working to champion palliative care in your unit and support bedside nurses, watch the Coaching video to learn how to be more effective in this role.
Finished here? Keep learning with these next topics:
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Palliative Care in the ICU: The Nurse’s Role
5 VideosLearn about the crucial roles for nurses in ICU palliative care.
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The 3 Conversations
3 VideosWatch bedside nurses skillfully navigate discussions with patients and physicians in family meetings.
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Coaching
1 VideoSupporting Primary Palliative Care at the Bedside