Many health care providers view family involvement as a key foundational element of pediatric care. However, the ethical decision to allow family members to be present in pediatric resuscitation processes and invasive procedures is currently challenging for many health care providers. Despite the evidenced based support of family presence within resuscitations and invasive procedures, compliance with this practice continues to fluctuates substantially. In an aim to encourage health care providers to implement the patient-centered practice of family presence, McAlvin and Carew-Lyons (2014), conducted a systematic review which examined the positive effects associated with family presence at the bed-side during resuscitation and invasive procedures
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Permitting family presence was also noted to positively impact the family’s clarity concerning the situation and process of events. Despite common beliefs, regarding the occurrence of additional trauma, parents who were present at the time of resuscitations deny any long-lasting distress. Many parents stated that their focus was strictly on their child, and for that reason they have no long-lasting memories of the event. It is believed that allowing the family to see and hear all that has been done, in an aim to save their loved one’s life, may permit the family to begin the mourning process in the absence of assigning fault to the health care providers. Furthermore, when examining the effects of family presence on coping, McAlvin and Carew Lyons (2014) concluded …show more content…
With a better understanding of how family-presence positively affects patient’s loved ones’ satisfaction and ability to cope, nurses may be more likely to set aside their own personal discomforts and embrace the evidence-based practice. After reading research findings regarding the positive long lasting effects associated with family presence, such as those found in Family Presence During Resuscitation and Invasive Procedures in Pediatric Critical Care: A Systematic Review, nurses may be compelled to assess whether their hands-on participation is required and furthermore choose facilitate family presence
Permitting family presence was also noted to positively impact the family’s clarity concerning the situation and process of events. Despite common beliefs, regarding the occurrence of additional trauma, parents who were present at the time of resuscitations deny any long-lasting distress. Many parents stated that their focus was strictly on their child, and for that reason they have no long-lasting memories of the event. It is believed that allowing the family to see and hear all that has been done, in an aim to save their loved one’s life, may permit the family to begin the mourning process in the absence of assigning fault to the health care providers. Furthermore, when examining the effects of family presence on coping, McAlvin and Carew Lyons (2014) concluded …show more content…
With a better understanding of how family-presence positively affects patient’s loved ones’ satisfaction and ability to cope, nurses may be more likely to set aside their own personal discomforts and embrace the evidence-based practice. After reading research findings regarding the positive long lasting effects associated with family presence, such as those found in Family Presence During Resuscitation and Invasive Procedures in Pediatric Critical Care: A Systematic Review, nurses may be compelled to assess whether their hands-on participation is required and furthermore choose facilitate family presence