The aim of this study was to describe and compare the needs of families of
critically ill patients in two adult ICUs from both the family and the nurses'
perspectives.
A non-experimental descriptive survey design with a quantitative approach
was used to explore the family members' needs in an ICU situation. For this
study, a non-probability convenience sample of 50 critical care nurses and 50
family members from adult Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in two tertiary hospitals
was used. The Critical Care Family Need Inventory (CCFNI) (Molter, 1979)
was used as a data collection instrument.
There were different perceptions of family needs between families and nurses.
Nurses were accurate with 21 (47%) of the 45 families' need items which was
less than half of their perceived family needs compared to family members'
perceptions despite the fact that the two groups were in agreement with 5 of
the first 10 most important needs. Recommendations for future practice
included incorporation of educational programmes for critical care nurses
concerning family needs in ICU settings, and the provision of specific
in-service training to improve communication skills.
Critical care unit, critical care nurse, critically ill patient, family, family member,
needs, perception, critical care nursing. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2010.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/10669 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Tao, Zhiqiang. |
| Contributors | Bhengu, Busi Rosemary. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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