From: Improving the intensive care experience from the perspectives of different stakeholders
Interventions individual level |
Provide a buddy-system to support colleagues |
Provide confidential counselling |
Support equality diversion and inclusion by peer-to-peer learning system |
Organise daily staff huddles to support teamwork |
Provide and ensure regular breaks |
Provide the basics in staff room—facilities, food trolley, drinks |
Create a system to follow-up on sick leave |
Interventions team level |
Promote mutual respect within the multi-professional team |
Allow staff for self-reflection and empowering to lead change |
Organise regular ICU staff discussions facilitated by a psychologist or ethicist |
Create a culture of not avoiding end-of-life discussion |
Support interprofessional shared decision making |
Employ end-of-shift debrief sessions |
Continuous training sessions on communication, feedback, mindfulness, mediation |
Interventions organisational level |
Create a safe environment for ICU staff to feel comfortable |
Monitor the ‘need for recovery’ between shifts and act on the results |
Organise thanks and award/reward systems |
Interventions external stakeholders level |
Create an information and inclusion system for hospital staff connected to the ICU |
Initiate a (digital) support and information system for family members of ICU staff |