title: Reducing relocation stress after discharge from the intensive therapy unit.
abstract: Moving from the intensive therapy unit (ITU) to the ward environment can be a very stressful experience for patients. Nursing interventions can help to reduce the stress associated with this experience and help each patient to cope with it. The factors which cause relocation stress are discussed along with a strategy employed clinically to reduce or prevent this problem in patients after discharge from an ITU.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cutler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garner
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003422:Critical Care / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D010360:Patient Transfer; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*