TY - JOUR TT - Needs of Family Members of Patients in Intensive Care Unit AU - Özgürsoy, Berna Nilgün AU - Durmaz Akyol, Asiye PY - 2008 DA - June JF - Yoğun Bakım Hemşireliği Dergisi JO - YBHD PB - Yoğun Bakım Hemşireler Derneği WT - DergiPark SN - 1302-0498 SP - 33 EP - 38 VL - 12 IS - 1 KW - Yoğun bakım KW - yoğun bakım hastası KW - yoğun bakım hasta yakınları KW - gereksinimler KW - hemşirelik N2 - The family members of the patients share similar feelings with them. They become more nervous and anxious if their feelings aren’t counted and they are ignored. While giving nursing care to the patients in intensive care unit, one of the duties of health care workers is to fulfill the needs of the patient's family as well. Nursing includes both healthy and unwell people. In various studies made especially in intensive care units, a healthy or unwell person is evaluated with his/her own environment. Nurses must approach the needs of the family members of the patients as a whole and they also must not pass over less important needs of the family as a patient defender. The health care workers must consider the patients and their families together, and take precautions for fulfilling the needs of the patient’s family, such as being informed, trusting, being supported, and feeling close UR - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ybhd/issue//278738 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/260104 ER -