@article { , title = {Family-Centered Critical Care: A Practical Approach to Making It Happen}, journal = {Critical Care Nurse}, volume = {22}, year = {2002}, month = {12/2002}, pages = {12-19}, abstract = {The needs of family members of critically ill patients are well established: the need for information, the need for reassurance and support, and the need to be near the patient. Despite a wealth of evidence supporting these basic needs, many critical care units continue to struggle with implementing or maintaining family-centered critical care. Family-centered care moves beyond a theoretical recognition of the centrality of patients? family members in healthcare. A family-focused unit views a patient?s family as the unit to be cared for and organizes care delivery around the patient?s family, as opposed to the more traditional patient-centered model.}, keywords = {care delivery}, URL = {http://ccn.aacnjournals.org/cgi/content/full/22/6/12}, author = {Henneman, Elizabeth A. and Cardin, Suzette} }