Presenter Classification
Faculty
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Publication Date
4-22-2026
Start Date
22-4-2026 11:05 AM
End Date
22-4-2026 11:25 AM
Keywords
nurse perceptions, critical care
Abstract Type
Research
Abstract
Purpose: Staff satisfaction and family expectations both shape the quality of hospital care, especially during high-stress events like the admission of a critically ill patient. Understanding gaps between these perspectives may improve workforce well-being and patient-family experiences.
Aims: The aim of this study is to identify the perceptions of both the family and the nurse when a patient is admitted to the hospital in critical condition.
Methods: This preliminary qualitative study compared nurses’ emotional responses to receiving an additional patient admission versus families’ expectations of the nurse caring for their loved one. The guiding question asked how nurses and families differ in their emotional responses and perceived characteristics.
Using a qualitative descriptive design, nurses and community members each participated in an interview and brief follow-up. Nurses described their reactions to receiving an additional patient, while community members described desired nurse qualities and emotional presence. Interviews transcribed verbatim and analyzed for themes.
Results: Data analysis is in progress. Findings are expected to identify areas of alignment and disconnect, with implications for nursing support, communication, and the clinical environment.
Conclusions: Nursing interventions can be developed from this preliminary work to better support nurses in their clinical role and to provide support to families who have a critically-ill loved one admitted to the hospital. Practice-based interventions that support the nurse are likely to positively impact the family and patient as well.
Nurses and Families Readiness for Care Expectations
Purpose: Staff satisfaction and family expectations both shape the quality of hospital care, especially during high-stress events like the admission of a critically ill patient. Understanding gaps between these perspectives may improve workforce well-being and patient-family experiences.
Aims: The aim of this study is to identify the perceptions of both the family and the nurse when a patient is admitted to the hospital in critical condition.
Methods: This preliminary qualitative study compared nurses’ emotional responses to receiving an additional patient admission versus families’ expectations of the nurse caring for their loved one. The guiding question asked how nurses and families differ in their emotional responses and perceived characteristics.
Using a qualitative descriptive design, nurses and community members each participated in an interview and brief follow-up. Nurses described their reactions to receiving an additional patient, while community members described desired nurse qualities and emotional presence. Interviews transcribed verbatim and analyzed for themes.
Results: Data analysis is in progress. Findings are expected to identify areas of alignment and disconnect, with implications for nursing support, communication, and the clinical environment.
Conclusions: Nursing interventions can be developed from this preliminary work to better support nurses in their clinical role and to provide support to families who have a critically-ill loved one admitted to the hospital. Practice-based interventions that support the nurse are likely to positively impact the family and patient as well.
