Considering the policy of humanization in health care, there is a problem of research, which are the expectations of family members of clients in the ICU on health care regarding the humanization of nursing care by acting in this sector. Objective: the imaginative dimension of family members of hospitalized patients in ICU, identifying their expectations about the care of human needs by the nursing staff. It is a socio-poetic research accomplished in 2008, in a Hospital of Rio de Janeiro-Brazil. Researcher Group: 11 relatives. The results with the analytical categories: Overcoming feelings of anxiety; Reflecting on the health information and overcoming sources concerning the hospitalization of a family member in ICU. It was concluded that family members expressed positive expectations regarding the patient admission through the host and the information received. As a contribution to the study, it is believed that with the nursing guidance and care, they can exceed their expectations enabling individual growth and increase acquisition of skills in human qualities.
Nursing; Family; Humanization of assistance