İntensive care unit stressorrs perceived by relatives of hospitalized patients in adult intensive care unit

With the hospitalization of the patient to intensive Care Unit (ICU), which usually occurs because of an acute condition, stressful and hard times begin for thepatient's relatives since they are unprepared and unfamiliar with the process of the ICU. They are prone to be hopeless and weak if there is no one to inform them and fulfill their needs. Determining the needs of patient's relatives will reduce stressors which arise due to the environment of ICU. As a result, an improvement both on the quality of the ICU service and on satisfaction of the patient's relatives can be seen. Research Method: Ther data of the research will be collected using 'Critical Care Family Needs Inventory' as well as forms prepared by the researcher aimed at ICU stressors and personel characteristics. Requirements fort the research: Being a relative of an adult patient who stays in intensive care at least for 72 hours, being older than 18 and there should be a blood relation between patient and the relative. Statistical Method: The data will be analyzed using chi-squared tests, numbers, percentage and average. Key Words: Intensive care, stress, patient's relatives requirements, patient's relatives satisfaction.