A standard to meet high expectations. Assuring quality care for families of intensive care patients.
1. To give truly holistic care, nurses need to appreciate the family stress response to critical care hospitalisation. 2. Standard setting is an ideal way of meeting relatives' self-perceived needs in intensive care. 3. All staff should be involved with implementation for it to be successful.
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D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards*; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*