[Retracted] Jordanian Patients’ Family Members Need Perceptions in the Critical Care Settings: Nurses’ Perspectives versus Family Members’ Perspectives in the Context of Health Informatics
Table 3
Top 10 need statements (rated as very important) as perceived by family members and CCU nurses.
Rank
Item
Mean
SD
Patients’ family members
Mean
SD
Nurses
1
To feel that the hospital personnel care about the patient
3.59
0.61
To have flexible visitation hours
3.82
0.39
2
To receive information at least once daily
3.53
0.64
To stay beside the patient
3.74
0.49
3
To receive explanations in terms that are understood
3.53
0.70
To feel that the hospital personnel care about the patient
3.73
0.57
4
To have questions answered honestly
3.52
0.56
To receive explanations in terms that are understood
3.70
0.54
5
To know the progress/prognosis
3.39
0.68
To know the progress/prognosis
3.67
0.55
6
To have their phone calls answered
3.20
0.68
7
To know the exact person as a source for the information
3.28
0.76
To receive daily information on the patient
3.59
0.63
8
To know accurately what is being done for the patient
3.27
0.80
To be assured the best care possible is being granted to the patient
3.52
0.63
9
To be sure the best care possible is being granted to the patient
3.22
0.79
To share the care of the patient
3.52
0.65
10
To feel that there is hope
3.22
0.86
To have an area to pray and for practicing religious rituals
3.50
0.62
To know accurately what is being done for the patient
