Level 3: Complex Care
Nursing Theme 4 - Cognition and Communication
- Patient or carers requiring enhanced psychological support owing to poor disease
diagnosis or clinical outcome
- Confused patients who are at risk and may be cohorted in small groups to provide
close supervision
- Patient with an enduring mental health problem requiring intervention from
members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Patient with cognition and communication difficulties experiencing increased
anxiety and requiring additional support and reassurance
- Limited cognition and level of understanding or participation
- Difficulty with communication
- Anxious patient requiring support and reassurance
- Potential for accidental harm
- Patient requires enhanced support during nursing interventions