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ICU FAQs
Emergency Admissions
Effects on Children
Relationships Within and Between Families
Keeping a Diary
Adjusting to a Changed Life
Support and Information
After the Hospital Experience
Waiting for News
Signs of Improvement and Progress
The Relatives' Room
Overnight Accommodation
Questions you should ask?
The following is a list of some of the questions you may
need to ask when visiting an Intensive Care Unit:
Questions to ask on the first visit
Questions to ask each time you visit
Questions to ask during an interview
with the medical staff
Questions to ask of the nurse caring
for you loved one
Questions to ask yourself
Questions to ask on the first visit
1. Why is my loved one in intensive care / high dependency?
2. What are the treatment options?
3. How long will they be in the ICU?
4. Why are they on the breathing machine (ventilator)?
5. How many visitors can visit at the same time?
6. How long can I/we stay at the bedside?
7. What are the visiting arrangements?
8. Can a social worker be organised to assist me?
9. Should I call family who are living a long way away?
10. If your understanding of English is limited ask, “Can
you organize an interpreter for me?
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