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Nurse's Perception Of Factors Associated With Family Satisfaction In The Intensive Care, Phyllis K. Buie
Nurse's Perception Of Factors Associated With Family Satisfaction In The Intensive Care, Phyllis K. Buie
Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects
In health care, family satisfaction has become one of the most important and challenging competitive elements of the industry. The purpose of this study is to determine the factors associated with the Registered Nurse's perception of family satisfaction with services provided during a patient's hospitalization in the intensive care unit (ICU). Registered Nurses, with critical care experience within the past five years, were asked to rate factors that influenced family satisfaction in the intensive care using the Critical Care Family Satisfaction Survey (CCFSS) developed by Thomas Wasser (2001). Watson's Theory of Human Caring was used as the theoretical framework for …
Open Visitation Effects On The Critically Ill Individual, Melissa Mcneilly
Open Visitation Effects On The Critically Ill Individual, Melissa Mcneilly
Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects
The Intensive Care Unit has been known to be fast paced, stressful, and at times a loud atmosphere. Being a nurse in the ICU can be intimidating and being a patient can be frightening. Critically ill patients require close monitoring and supervision by the nursing staff. Many different aspects of care are crucial to the patients' recovery. Family members are an important part of a critically ill individual's recuperation. Different factors have an effect on the level of stress that a patient may experience while in the hospital. Critical Care Nurses were given a questionnaire to determine the beliefs and …