While medical advancements have led to improved survival of extremely premature infants,
children remain at risk for brain injury and neurodevelopmental impairment. Brain imaging …

Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses are expected to facilitate effective day-to-day
communication with patients and family members at the bedside. To date, communication …

Aims: We explore social and relational dynamics tied to an unexplored potentially
psychologically traumatic event (PPTE) that can impact nurses' well-being and sense of their …

Faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato (USA) developed a family-focused
baccalaureate curriculum to address gaps between evidence and practice with families that …

Background Organizations motivated to provide high-quality care in the intensive care unit
are exploring strategies to engage families in patient care. Such initiatives are based on …

Background Specialty palliative care interdisciplinary teams (IDT) can play an important role
in supporting patients and family members during acute care decision-making. Despite …

Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) increasingly are expected to eventually return home
after acute hospital care. Yet transitional care for ICU patients and their families is often …

RESULTS Table 1 summarizes the demographic profile of the survey participants. As can be
seen, the majority are women (69.1%), aged 40-49 (38.3%), with the same percentage of …

Objective: To identify the need of family members of patients hospitalized in a coronary
intensive care unit and their degree of satisfaction with the care provided. Methods: An …

BACKGROUND: The limited palliative care services can affect the late in palliative care
management, such as late in decision making. Decision making is one of the crucial …