Which of the following statements about the value of nurse-family meetings in the acute care setting is inaccurate?
1. Regular nurse-family meetings usually increase conflict between staff and family.
2. Regular family meetings help to improve care processes in the hospital.
3. Regular nurse-family meetings may enhance family decision-making.
4. Regular nurse-family meetings allow acknowledgement of family suffering.
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1 Meetings most often decrease conflict between staff and family because opinions and beliefs are openly shared in a collaborative manner.
2 Regularly scheduled nurse family meetings may decrease family uncertainty and help families face the struggles and stresses of family decision-making.
3 Regularly scheduled nurse-family meetings may help families with decision-making.
4 Regular nurse-family meetings provides opportunity for family members to discuss how another member's hospitalization is affecting them emotionally or spiritually.
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