Which of the following statements made by a nursing student indicates the need for further education about family-focused nursing?

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1. "When family members are not well-supported during hospitalization, patients are often readmitted."
2. "Families that are well-supported by nurses during hospitalization are more satisfied with their care."
3. "While the individual patient is the focus during early hospitalization, the family should be included when things stabilize."
4. "When nurses exclude family members from patient care, suffering may be magnified."

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1 Patient readmissions are often a result of the perceptions of lack of support from health-care providers by family members.
2 Families that are supported during hospitalization of a family member are more satisfied with their care.
3 Families should be included as partners in care from the beginning of hospitalization.
4 Not being able to be a collaborative partner in care often causes family members to think that information is being withheld and fears about the unknown can increase emotional tension and magnify suffering.