Aims: Identify which nursing interventions should be implemented in the stress control of the family of the sick person in a critical condition. Methods: Integrative literature review to explore the evidence of the last five years, using the EBSCOhost electronic search platform. Of the 67 articles found, 15 were considered potentially relevant, thus joining our sample. Results: The nursing interventions found in the literature were split into five areas of "action". These include the need of nurses to assess the Family/ Caregivers Stress and family coping, implementing nursing interventions centered on each family, establishing an empathetic relationship and trust that facilitates and promotes family involvement in the care process as well as in the decision-making processes. They should also facilitate the communication with the family promoting active listening, informing them about the care of their relative, stating their support in this process, comforting them and fostering the development of coping mechanisms. Conclusions:The nurses should include the family of the person in critical condition in their care plan as stress and suffering control strategy. An approach based on this scientific evidence should be tested and validated in future studies.
Objective: Identify in the literature the nursing interventions aimed at the family of terminal patients at the time of the decision-taking concerning palliative sedation. Method: An integrative revision of the literature using the electronic research platform EBSCOhost. The research was conducted on the 5 th October 2014, establishing as research limiters, publications of the last five years, which were available in full text. The research was based on 19 publications, of which, after the submission of the inclusion and exclusion criteria, resulted on 9 publications. Results: Of the nursing interventions, the ones that were more recurrent in the literature were connected with supporting/ comforting the family, considering their complex needs, involving them in the decision-taking in the beginning of the palliative sedation and in the active care during this process, promoting teaching during care and preparing them for the death process. Conclusions: It`s possible to verify the need for further studies on this issue, essentially on what concerns the nurses, as applying these interventions to the family could prevent the occurrence of pathological mourning.
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