(Wright & Bell, 2009; Marshall, Bell, & Moules, 2010)
· Help families discuss constraining and facilitating beliefs regarding health and illness experiences
· Explore differences in individual and family beliefs regarding treatment regimens and end of life decision making that may emerge with illness
· Identify key family processes and celebrations that should be recognized and honored (Denham, 2003)
· Use nurse presence to develop connecting nurse-family relationship
· Provide open, honest, clear, direct, information that faculty seeks
· Provide assurance to family (e.g. care, ill family member condition, family care)
· Use introductions and manners and communication skills to develop therapeutic relationships (Wright & Leahey, 2013)
· Initiate family interaction with nurse and health care team