title: Patients' information needs in intensive care and surgical wards.
abstract: Meeting the information and psychosocial support needs of surgical patients who have been in intensive care can contribute significantly to their recovery. In this article, the author examines the nursing opportunities for meeting these needs and suggests how they can be addressed.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Salisbury District Hospital.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Read
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003422:Critical Care / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D012944:Social Support