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Critical care nurse · Jun 2021
Multicenter StudyA Whirlpool of Stress in Families of Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Qualitative Multicenter Study.
Family members of patients admitted to the intensive care unit must tolerate high levels of stress, making them emotionally and physically vulnerable. However, little is known about the kinds of stress family members may experience. ⋯ The findings of this study may help critical care nurses better understand the nature and sources of family stresses during a patient's intensive care unit stay. Supervisory nurses should alert their staff to these issues so that family care programs can address them, thereby reducing family members' risk of posttraumatic stress disorder and post-intensive care syndrome-family.