Purpose: To identify constructs related to nursing practice that promotes recovery in acute and critical care patients and to examine nursing practice structures for this purpose. Methods: Focus group interviews were conducted with 23 nurses trained to become critical care nurse specialists, and data were analyzed qualitatively and descriptively with a focus on "nursing practices that promote recovery". Results: Nursing practices that promote recovery in acute and critical care patients were broadly categorized into the following elements: thoughts that promote recovery, practices that promote recovery, assessment of recovery status, and factors that influence recovery. Discussion: It was considered necessary to practice nursing practices that promote recovery while giving consideration to the patient and reflecting on the patient's recovery according to the patient's degree of recovery. It was also considered that thoughts and practices that promote recovery could be related to and characterized by the assessment of recovery status, positive and negative factors for recovery, and systems that influence the patient's level of health and degree of recovery.