Date of Award
1997
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Locsin, Rozzano
Abstract
This study described the lived experience of patients during family visits in the critical care setting. Using Colaizzi's method of phenomenology interviews were conducted on six critical care patients in their homes two days after discharge from the hospital. From the transcribed interviews, three themes emerged: (a) Family visits enhance patients' well-being; (b) Family visits provide patient support systems; and, (c) Family visits facilitate communication among patients, the health care team, and members of the family. Implications for nursing practice, nursing education, and research are presented.
Extent
68 p.
Recommended Citation
Remonte, Sonia D., "lived experience of patients during family visits in the critical care setting" (1997). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 1171.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/1171
Identifier
FADT15408
Comments
Thesis (M.S.N.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1997.|Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.N.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1997.