Objective: To provide clinicians with evidence-based strategies to optimize the support of the
family of critically ill patients in the ICU. Methods: We used the Council of Medical Specialty …

Background Nurses comprise the largest component of the health workforce worldwide and
numerous models of workforce allocation and profile have been implemented. These …

Background and objectives Working in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is increasingly complex
and is also physically, cognitively and emotionally demanding. Although the negative …

Objective Nursing is characterised as a profession that provides holistic, person-centred
care. Due to the condition of the critically ill, a family-centred care model is more applicable …

Abstract Objectives Patient, Family-Centred Care (PFCC) is internationally advocated as a
way to improve patient care. The aim of this integrative review was to extend the knowledge …

Objectives To investigate family and health professional experience with a nurse-led family
support intervention in intensive care. Design Qualitative evaluation study. Setting A twelve …

Résumé Objectif Etudier et evaluer systematiquement les interventions de soins au potentiel
«plus humain» chez les patients en etat critique sur l'empathie chez les professionnels de la …

Objective The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of intensive care unit (ICU)–
initiated transitional care interventions for patients and families on elements of post-intensive …

Forsberg A, Lindgren E, Engström Å. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2011; 17: 110–
116 Being transferred from an intensive care unit to a ward: Searching for the known in the …

Objectives Despite of the increasing knowledge about patient safety improvements in the
handover process in hospitals, we still lack knowledge about what magnitude of patient …