VISITORS TO CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS: MANAGING

Course overview

Effectively managing the visitors to patients in critical care units of acute care facilities requires that clinicians balance the need to support patient-visitor interaction with patient safety and the need to provide optimal patient care. Typically, patient visitation is guided by established visitation policies, which vary widely between healthcare facilities and patient care units. This continuing education module is designed to give the reader/learner an increased understanding of how to manage visitors to critically ill patients. Readers may explore any or all of the topics. One contact hour of continuing education credit is available for those who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form.