[Information to the families of hospitalized patients in recovery: impact of the representation of the status of physicians and nurses].
Doctors and nurses respond to the need of the patients' family for information regarding the patients' recovery in Intensive Care. However, their dissatisfaction, linked to the perception of contradictory informations delivered by the doctor and the nurse, has been observed. Interviews carried out in an intensive care unit among patients 'families' has confirmed the influence of the representation of the doctor's and nurse's status regarding this perception of information. This study has identified the prestigious position held by the doctor, reinforced by the events in progress, and which legitimizes an elevated level of knowledge and competence for the family. Alternatively, the representation of the nurse still relies on an onerous past history which limits the emergence of the profession's competences.
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D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003422:Critical Care; D030881:Disclosure; D004651:Employment; D005190:Family; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010819:Physician's Role