Abstract
Nurses can foster partnerships with patients and families during acute care hospitalizations.
Editor's note: This is the last article in a three-part series, Supporting Family Caregivers, in collaboration with the AARP Foundation and funded by the Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation. The series is part of an initiative, Professional Partners Supporting Diverse Family Caregivers Across Settings, and builds on the work addressed in AJN's September 2008 State of the Science report, "Professional Partners Supporting Family Caregivers" (available at http://bit.ly/o9GZOD). Each article in the series has an accompanying video; the third video can be accessed at http://links.lww.com/AJN/A27.