title: Putting patients first: Partnering with patients' families.
abstract: This is the sixth in a series of articles from Planetree, an international nonprofit organization founded in 1978 that's "committed to improving medical care from the patient's perspective." For more information, go to www.planetree.org.
authors.affiliation: Patient Care Services, Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, NE, USA. sframpton@planetree.org
authors.forename: Susan B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Frampton
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wahl
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cappiello
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D057209:Hospital Rapid Response Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009329:Nebraska; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit / Q000458:organization & administration; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D016730:Program Development; D012151:Resuscitation