1. “Many nurses describe their care as holistic, individualised, patient
or person-centred. To deliver person-centred care the nurse must
come to know the person, his or her anxieties, fears and needs.
The obstacles faced in a critical care environment can be the
inability of the critically ill patient to communicate effectively
with the nurse because of severity of illness, sedation, intubation,
confusion or a combination of these factors.”
Price (2006)