title: Strategies to meet the needs of families of critically ill patients.
abstract: Much research has been conducted to identify the needs of families of critically ill patients. Now is the time to develop and test various strategies to meet those needs. This article gives an overview of the identified needs of family members and potential strategies critical care nurses can use to meet these needs.
authors.affiliation: Bellarmine University School of Nursing, Louisville, KY 40223, USA. vmiracle@aol.com
authors.forename: Vickie A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Miracle
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000451:nursing*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D014481:United States; D014789:Visitors to Patients / Q000523:psychology*