Theoretical framework: Nurses’ attitudes towards families are essential to the quality of nursing care, facilitating the health/ disease transition processes experienced by the family in the hospital. Objectives: The aim of this study is to identify the attitudes of nurses in different hospital settings about the importance of including the family in nursing care. Methodology: A quantitative, exploratory and descriptive study was conducted with a convenience sample of 160 nurses from different units in a hospital. This study used a questionnaire, which included a sociodemographic evaluation and the scale Families’ Importance in Nursing Care-Nurses Attitudes (FINC-NA). Results: The results obtained by applying the FINC-NA scale revealed high mean scores. However, the results showed no significant correlations to justify the influence of the analysed variables. Conclusion: Nurses show a high level of agreement about the importance of families in nursing care within the various contexts of care.
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Fernandes, C. S., Gomes, J. A. P., Martins, M. M., Gomes, B. P., & Gonçalves, L. H. T. (2015). The Importance of Families in Nursing Care: Nurses’ Attitudes in the Hospital Environment. Revista de Enfermagem Referencia, 4(7), 21–30. https://doi.org/10.12707/RIV15007
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