title: [The family's place in intensive care departments].
abstract: The presence of the family in an intensive care department calls for collaboration between the nursing team and the patient's family. The nurse's role is important. She must use all her nursing skills to act as an effective intermediary between the family and the doctor, to ensure in particular that everyone can understand the information being conveyed.
authors.affiliation: Groupe urgences et soins intensifs de cardiologie, Société française de cardiologie, Strasbourg. URGONET67@aol.com
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rohrbacher
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003863:Depression / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011368:Professional-Family Relations