Abstract
Objective: to know the scientific production that deals with the environment of the adult ICU, the behavior of family members of hospitalized patients, the nursing in the ICU, about the reception and humanization of care for the family members of patients hospitalized in the ICU. Methods: Narrative review of literature, carried out in the Virtual Health Library in the databases, in April 2018, from the descriptors: host, family, relatives, intensive care unit and ICU. Combined as "host" AND "family" AND "family" AND "Intensive Care Unit" AND "ICU". Results: through the thematic analysis technique, two categories of discussion emerged as follows: Host experiences experienced by relatives in the context of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Reception Strategies used by the multiprofessional team. Final considerations: made possible a reflection on the satisfaction of the family members with the team and some alternative strategies of support to support during the experience of this period.