Nurse-Patient/Family Sphere
The critical care nurse synthesizes, interprets, and
makes decisions related to the patient’s need by evaluating
and using current literature. The nurse interacts
with patient and family and provides information that
has been acquired through patient care and data collection.
He/she interacts with the patient and family by
answering any nursing care questions related to ventilator
care and ventilator-associated complications.
He/she provides education and information about the
patient’s condition, thereby facilitating quality of care
and patient/family satisfaction.