title: [The refusal of nursing care by the families].
abstract: Caregiving is complex. While it is not easy to admit that the process can be refused by the patient, it is no easier when it is refused by the patient's family. Accepting this fact is however an essential stage in the relational and care processes. The family must therefore be supported by professionals in order to be able to make an enlightened choice.
authors.affiliation: Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, Direction des ressources humaines, Centre des formations, rue du Bugnon 21, CH-1011 Lausanne, Suisse. Electronic address: claude.curchod@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Curchod
authors.affiliation: Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, Direction des ressources humaines, Centre des formations, rue du Bugnon 21, CH-1011 Lausanne, Suisse; Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, Direction des ressources humaines, Unité d'éthique clinique, rue du Bugnon 21, CH-1011 Lausanne, Suisse.
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D016312:Treatment Refusal
keywords: acceptance; acceptation; caregiver; choix éclairé; enlightened choice; famille; family; refus de soins; refusal of nursing care; soignant