title: Neurotrauma family interventions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Family responses to neurotrauma
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To highlight the role of trauma nurses in providing education and support to families of neurotrauma patients
  
  
  METHODS
  Published literature and clinical experience
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Family-centered care can provide many positive outcomes: e.g., reduced stress, decreased anxiety, decreased powerlessness, increased understanding and support. The success of the patient's rehabilitation often depends on the care and involvement of their families.
authors.affiliation: Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Fowler
mesh_terms: D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000451:nursing*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000451:nursing*