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. 2001 Jan-Feb;20(1):36-40.
doi: 10.1097/00003465-200101000-00011.

Family advocates: caring for families in crisis

G T Washington  1
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Family advocates: caring for families in crisis

G T Washington. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2001 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Families of patients unexpectedly brought to the emergency department or transferred to the intensive care unit are families in crisis. In the greater scheme of things, they may not be a priority. This article discusses a program in which family advocates care for families just as nurses and physicians care for the critically ill patient.

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