title: Providing patient-centred care in an intensive care unit.
abstract: This article examines the provision of patient-centred care in an intensive care unit where patients' autonomy may be compromised. It discusses the Synergy Model as a framework for encouraging nurses to transform a technical and potentially dehumanising environment into a humane and healing place.
authors.affiliation: University College Cork, Ireland. s.kelleher@ucc.ie
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kelleher
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004645:Empathy; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006808:Humanism; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing