Increasing ICU Nurses' Support for Non‐Restrictive Visitation Policies: Challenges and Ways Forward | Synapse
March 3, 2026
Increasing ICU Nurses' Support for Non‐Restrictive Visitation Policies: Challenges and Ways Forward
Key Points
Increasing ICU nurses' support for non-restrictive visitation policies is crucial for improving patient and family experiences.
The analysis emphasizes understanding the challenges faced by nurses to effectively implement these policies.
Assessment using qualitative interviews identifies barriers such as workload and patient safety concerns influencing attitudes.
Highlighting these challenges can enable hospitals to adopt supportive measures, ultimately benefiting patients and families.
Abstract
The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no data sets were generated or analysed during the current study.