Intensive care nurse perspectives on family centred rounds in adult critical care units
By Felicia Varacalli, NP, MScN, RN, Gina Pittman, NP, PhD, and Jody Ralph, PhD, RN
Abstract
Background: Family-centred rounds (FCR) are a component of family involvement in critical care settings. Nurses’ active participation is vital in implementing FCR. However, there is currently
a lack of rigorous literature exploring nursing perspectives of FCR in adult critical care areas.
Purpose: This study explored nursing perspectives of FCR in six adult critical care units across four Southwestern Ontario hospitals.