Conclusion
The purpose of this review article was to gain a better understanding of how critical care patients and families benefit from an open visitation policy. Further more, the article critically explored nursing perceptions of open visitations and the impact of the perceptions on practice and identified the advantages and disadvantages of open visitation for patients and families. Considerations for policy development were also discussed and supported with varying levels of evidence that was distinguished according to the Rating System for the Hierarchy of Evidence.
Although inconsistencies currently exist with policy implementation, the evidence suggests it is best practice to implement an open visitation policy. An open visitation
The purpose of this review article was to gain a better understanding of how critical care patients and families benefit from an open visitation policy. Further more, the article critically explored nursing perceptions of open visitations and the impact of the perceptions on practice and identified the advantages and disadvantages of open visitation for patients and families. Considerations for policy development were also discussed and supported with varying levels of evidence that was distinguished according to the Rating System for the Hierarchy of Evidence.
Although inconsistencies currently exist with policy implementation, the evidence suggests it is best practice to implement an open visitation policy. An open visitation