Promotion of family integrity in the acute care setting: A review of the literature

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 101-107

  Van Horn, Elizabeth R ^a   Kautz, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Families; Family integrity; Information; Visitation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANGER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOPERATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; GUILT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANGER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; GUILT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; NURSE'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 34247373135     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.DCC.0000267803.64734.c1     Document Type: Review

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