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FAST HUGS BID AND ITS COMPONENTS: KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE AMONG STAFF NURSES IN ICU- NARRATIVE REVIEW

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Prof. Kiran Sharma1* , Dr. Pawan Kumar Sharma2
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si5a.0282

Abstract

Critical care unit is explicated as particularly sketched and a well-equipped institution staffed by qualified employees in order to make available constructive as well as safe treatment for individuals who are facing lifethreatening situations or plausibly lethal health problems. A critical care unit is a continuously overembellished ward in which terminally ill patients are on life support treatment under intensive monitoring. New creative therapeutic modalities are constantly being introduced in the ICU setting to improve the quality of care. One tool, the FAST HUGS BID, has been established to promote communication among nursing and physician caregivers in the ICU. Following an in-depth document search, ICU staff nurses were able to have a better grasp of the Fast Hugs Bid and its component (F-feeding, i.e., Enteral Feeding). It was found that ICU staff nurses had an inadequate or moderate level of knowledge prior to the exam/test, but that their knowledge improved to a moderate or adequate level following the intervention, such as STP, Selfinstructional module, information booklet, and nutritional feeding programs. This highlights the critical need of strengthening ICU staff nurses' knowledge of Fast Hugs Bid and its enteral feeding component in order to improve patient care and safety, as well as improving Fast Hugs Bid mnemonic practice in order to improve nurse quality care. Due to a lack of basic information and practiced enteral feeding, enteral nutritional intake was insufficient in ICU patients. A nurse-led feeding Programme improved enteral nutrition delivery in ICU patients while also lowering gastrointestinal symptoms and intra-abdominal hypertension.

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