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Between Compassion and Capacity: Intensive Care Units Nurses' Perceptions on Family-Centred Visiting in China.

Jiaying Xie1, Lan Cao2,3, Nina Wang2,3,4

  • 1School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.

Nursing in Critical Care
|May 5, 2026
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Summary

Chinese ICU nurses show mixed feelings about family-centred visiting (FCV), balancing compassion with capacity concerns. Addressing cultural and institutional factors is key for implementing FCV in China.

Keywords:
ICUfamily‐centred visitingnursequalitative researchvisiting policies

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Area of Science:

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Nursing Research
  • Qualitative Health Research

Background:

  • Family-centred visiting (FCV) is standard in Western ICUs but adoption in China is limited.
  • Nurses' perspectives on FCV implementation in Chinese ICUs are largely unexplored.
  • Understanding these perspectives is crucial for adapting FCV to the Chinese context.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses' attitudes and perceptions towards family-centred visiting (FCV).
  • To identify factors influencing the potential implementation of FCV in Chinese ICUs.

Main Methods:

  • Descriptive qualitative design utilizing semi-structured interviews.
  • Purposive sampling of 20 ICU nurses from a tertiary hospital in Hunan Province, China.
  • Data analysis followed Colaizzi's seven-step method, adhering to COREQ guidelines.

Main Results:

  • Nurses perceive FCV as emotionally beneficial but raise concerns about workload, infection risk, and professional boundaries.
  • Family presence is viewed as a "double-edged sword" impacting patient care.
  • Hierarchical institutional norms and Confucian values significantly shape nurses' attitudes towards family involvement.

Conclusions:

  • ICU nurses' ambivalence towards FCV stems from a complex interplay of professional, institutional, and cultural factors.
  • Culturally sensitive training, policy reform, and pilot programs are recommended for gradual FCV implementation.
  • Context-adapted FCV models are needed to balance humanized care with safety and capacity, empowering nurses.