2018-07-272018-07-272016(2016) Nurses' attitudes to delivering person-centred care in a Scottish intensive care unit with an unrestricted visiting policy: an exploratory qualitative study., no. 53.https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/8416It is well known that an intensive care unit (ICU) admission is, both physically and emotionally, a stressful time for the patient and family. Family members may feel helpless and feel the only thing they can do for their loved one is to stay by their side for as long as possible. National policy is striving to create a more person-centred environment to care given in hospital. The effectiveness of the delivery of person-centred care can be effected by the number of visitors and the duration of their stay. However, studies have found that visitors can increase patient's satisfaction and improve overall outcomes. It is hoped that this research will explore nurses' attitudes to delivering person-centred care in a Scottish intensive care unit with an unrestricted visiting policy. In order to achieve this aims, an exploratory qualitative study with semi-structured interviews with nurses from a Scottish ICU will be conducted. This research hopes to capture nurses' attitudes towards the selected ICU's visiting policy in order to identify inhibiting factors to providing effective person-centred care as well as make suggestions as to how to overcome these factors.53Thesis