Evaluation of a nursing intervention to meet the needs of family members of critically ill patients

Critical illness is a devastating experience, with the patient's survival often being uncertain. This threatens the supportive function of the family, which may induce a state of crisis in the family. Critical care nurses have long recognized the acute needs of families of critically ill pat...

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Main Author: Mackay, Martha
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/6517