Contemporary Nursing

Objective To compare the application effects of interdisciplinary collaborative nursing and traditional single-discipline nursing on the rehabilitation efficiency of elderly critical patients in the intensive care unit(ICU). Methods A total of 160 elderly critical patients in the ICU of our hospital were randomly selected and divided into two groups, with 80 cases in each group. The control group received traditional single-discipline nursing, while the observation group received interdisciplinary collaborative nursing. The general data, rehabilitation indicators, negative emotions, and quality of life of the two groups of patients were compared and analyzed. Results There was no significant difference in the general data between the two groups of patients(P>0.05).The hospitalization time, catheter removal time, and first-time out-of-bed activity time of the observation group were significantly shorter than those of the control group(P<0.005).After intervention, the body pain score of the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group, while the mental health and self-care scores were significantly higher(P<0.05).The nursing satisfaction rate of the observation group reached 97.50%,which was significantly higher than that of the control group(87.50%)(P=0.015). Conclusion Interdisciplinary collaborative nursing for elderly critical patients in the ICU can significantly improve the rehabilitation efficiency, reduce negative emotions, enhance the quality of life, and increase patient satisfaction, showing obvious advantages.

Interdisciplinary collaborative nursing; Traditional single-discipline nursing; Elderly critical patients in ICU; Rehabilitation efficiency; Quality of life