title: [A geriatrics unit with a 24 hour visiting policy].
abstract: As hospitals' visiting times are extended, patients' families and friends are granted an ever more important place. The nursing team of an acute geriatrics unit open 24/7 examined the place and the role of patients' families and friends and their involvement in care.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine gériatrique, Hupifo, site Ambroise-Paré (AP-HP), 9, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, 92104 Boulogne-Billancourt, France. Electronic address: adele.de-malherbe@aphp.fr.
authors.forename: Adèle
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Malherbe
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine gériatrique, Hupifo, site Ambroise-Paré (AP-HP), 9, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, 92104 Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moulias
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine gériatrique, Hupifo, site Ambroise-Paré (AP-HP), 9, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, 92104 Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
authors.forename: Tristan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cudennec
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine gériatrique, Hupifo, site Ambroise-Paré (AP-HP), 9, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, 92104 Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Teillet
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005602:France; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D016134:Organizational Policy; D014789:Visitors to Patients
keywords: caregiver; ethics; famille; family; hospitalisation; patient; soignant; éthique