The nurse is teaching a class on family-focused care in critical care environments. Which response from a nursing student indicates a need for additional teaching?
1. Families need information and support.
2. Families want to be involved in caregiving activities.
3. It is important to ensure that the family can be with the patient.
4. The nurse should protect the family from getting too involved in the illness experience.
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1 Providing information and support is an important aspect of family-focused care in the critical care environment.
2 Involving families in caregiving activities is an important aspect of family-focused care in the critical care environment.
3 Ensuring the family can be with the patient is an important aspect of family-focused care in the critical care environment.
4 Involving the family in the illness experience is an important aspect of family-focused care in the critical environment.
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