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Full-Text Articles in Speech Pathology and Audiology

Graduate Bulletin, 2014-2015 (2014), Minnesota State University Moorhead Jan 2014

Graduate Bulletin, 2014-2015 (2014), Minnesota State University Moorhead

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Augmentative And Alternative Communication In The Intensive Care Unit, Jonathan Todd Sizemore Jan 2014

Augmentative And Alternative Communication In The Intensive Care Unit, Jonathan Todd Sizemore

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Current research is lacking on the frequency of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) system use in intensive care units (ICU) and clinical decision making patterns. AAC is use of any alternative method of communication when oral communication cannot be achieved (ASHA, 2013). Patients in the ICU may become nonverbal for many reasons including tracheostomy, mechanical ventilation (McKinley, Pooke, & White, 2010) and intubation (Radtke, Bauman, Garrett, & Happ, 2011). Being nonverbal in the ICU may lead to poorer health outcomes (Patak, Wilson-Stronks, & Costello, 2009). AAC systems may improve outcomes by allowing patients to communicate more clearly with family, friends, …


Graduate Bulletin, 2013-2014, Minnesota State University Moorhead Jan 2013

Graduate Bulletin, 2013-2014, Minnesota State University Moorhead

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