Implementation of care for Psychosocial impact (delirium, anxiety, depression)

A. Keep stressors to a minimum. b. Encourage family participation in care. c. Promote a proper sleep-wake cycle. d. Encourage communication, questions, and honest and positive feedback. e. Empower the patient to participate in decisions as appropriate. f. Provide patient and family education about unit expectations and rules, procedures, medications, and the patient’s physical condition. g. Ensure pain relief and comfort h. Provide continuity for care providers. i. Make available the patient’s usual sensory and physical aids, such as glasses, hearing aids, dentures, as these may help prevent confusion.