title: Developing family-focused care.
abstract: Critical care nurses have a responsibility to provide care from a family-systems perspective in which illness is not an isolated, time-limited event, but instead a highly stressful situation that evolves from the family's history and contributes dynamically toward its future. This article discusses nurse-family relationships, strategies to promote family-focused care, and mechanisms to make family-focused care a reality.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Titler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bombei
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Schutte
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005190:Family; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations