The Role of the Chaplain as a Patient Navigator and Advocate for Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

One Academic Medical Center’s Experience

Bibliographic Data

ID20307841
AuthorsPaula Teague (0000-0003-1566-6641, Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author), Susan Kraeuter (Johns Hopkins University), Sarah York (0000-0001-6701-1773, Johns Hopkins University), Wayman Scott (Loyola University Maryland), Muhammad Furqan (0009-0003-8459-5880, Cleveland Clinic), Muhammad M Furqan, Sammy Zakaria (0000-0002-1054-4410, Johns Hopkins University)
Year2019
Volume58
Issue5
Pages1833-1846
Publication date2019-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Religion and Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4197 • E-ISSN: 1573-6571
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10943-019-00865-z
PMID31230162
OpenAlexW2952688294
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited22

Effective communication between intensive care unit (ICU) staff, and patients and their families, can help increase understanding, trust, and goals-of-care decisions. Many strategies focus on enhancing communication by increasing family meetings or adding patient navigators. In our ICU, we implemented both strategies, uniquely appointing a chaplain for the patient navigator role. We then surveyed ICU staff on their perceptions of the chaplain/patient navigator, which yielded several valuable insights. Although all staff supported a strong chaplaincy presence, many had concerns about the dual chaplain/patient navigator role. Based on our mixed results, we encourage further exploration to optimize the chaplain role in the ICU

Center (category theory) · Intensive care unit · Patient care · Perception · Psychiatry · Public hospital · Unit (ring theory) · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology

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