Patient, Family Centred Care (Editorial)
Author(s)
Mitchell, Marion L
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2016
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Do critically ill patients need their family members while they are in ICU? Having read the articles in this special edition of Australian Critical Care the answer most likely would be a resounding “yes”. Exploring what is meant by the term ‘family’ suggests that we accept it to be an all-encompassing term that includes people with whom we have a present and continuing relationship: importantly this is self-defined. This definition goes well beyond people with whom we have a biological or legal tie, and includes others whom we rely on for support – both tangible and emotional. Patient, Family-Centred Care (PFCC) is championed ...
View more >Do critically ill patients need their family members while they are in ICU? Having read the articles in this special edition of Australian Critical Care the answer most likely would be a resounding “yes”. Exploring what is meant by the term ‘family’ suggests that we accept it to be an all-encompassing term that includes people with whom we have a present and continuing relationship: importantly this is self-defined. This definition goes well beyond people with whom we have a biological or legal tie, and includes others whom we rely on for support – both tangible and emotional. Patient, Family-Centred Care (PFCC) is championed as a way to provide holistic care that recognises the patient is part of a family system and that family members together with the patient warrant our care. PFCC requires partnerships between critical care health care professionals, patients and their families to plan and deliver care.
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View more >Do critically ill patients need their family members while they are in ICU? Having read the articles in this special edition of Australian Critical Care the answer most likely would be a resounding “yes”. Exploring what is meant by the term ‘family’ suggests that we accept it to be an all-encompassing term that includes people with whom we have a present and continuing relationship: importantly this is self-defined. This definition goes well beyond people with whom we have a biological or legal tie, and includes others whom we rely on for support – both tangible and emotional. Patient, Family-Centred Care (PFCC) is championed as a way to provide holistic care that recognises the patient is part of a family system and that family members together with the patient warrant our care. PFCC requires partnerships between critical care health care professionals, patients and their families to plan and deliver care.
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Journal Title
Australian Critical Care
Volume
29
Issue
4
Subject
Clinical sciences
Nursing
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Critical Care Medicine
General & Internal Medicine