Family Presence in the Adult Burn Intensive Care Unit During Dressing Changes

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah M. Bishop ◽  
Mandi D. Walker ◽  
I. Mark Spivak
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
Family Presence ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Discharge Readiness ◽  
University Of Louisville ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
Family Centered

ObjectivesTo improve communication, discharge readiness, and satisfaction of burn patients and their families.MethodsIn March 2009, the burn intensive care unit at University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, incorporated family presence during dressing changes. Adverse family events during observation, measures of patient- and family-centered care according to a standardized patient satisfaction survey, infection rates, and staff members’ response to the intervention were tracked.ResultsThrough December 2011, no adverse family events occurred, patients’ satisfaction scores increased, and infection rates did not increase. Staff members responded positively to the project.ConclusionsAllowing family presence during dressing changes provides an opportunity to educate and include patients’ family members in care delivery.

Family-Centered Care

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 93 (6) ◽  
pp. 1023-1024
Author(s):  
Robert D. Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
State Government ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Developmental Outcomes ◽  
Third Parties ◽  
Adverse Impact ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
Family Centered

I read "The Principles for Family-Centered Neonatal Care" with great interest. As a physician who has worked in a state government-operated neonatal intensive care unit follow-up clinic, I agree wholeheartedly with the principle of open and honest communication between parents and professionals, especially regarding poor developmental outcomes. Unfortunately, physicians, despite their own feelings about this issue, may come under pressure from third parties to withhold certain information from families. In my own experiences, I have been drawn aside in private conversations and told that if I continue to tell parents that their child is mentally retarded or has cerebral palsy, it might have an adverse impact on my career.

Visitation in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Controversy and Compromise

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy E. Page ◽  
Nancy M. Boeing
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
The Family ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
Family Centered

Much controversy has arisen in the last few decades regarding parental and family visitation in the intensive care setting. The greatest needs of parents while their child is in an intensive care unit include: to be near their child, to receive honest information, and to believe their child is receiving the best care possible. The barriers that exist to the implementation of open visitation mostly are staff attitudes and misconceptions of parental needs. Open visitation has been found in some studies to make the health-care providers’ job easier, decrease parental anxiety, and increase a child’s cooperativeness with procedures. To provide family-centered care in the pediatric intensive care unit, the family must be involved in their child’s care from the day of admission. As health-care providers, the goal is to empower the family to be able to advocate and care for their child throughout and beyond the life crisis of a pediatric intensive care unit admission

scholarly journals Family centered care and practice in the neonatal intensive care unit

Rev Rene ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. e39767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruna Caroline Rodrigues ◽  
Roberta Tognollo Borotta Uema ◽  
Gabrieli Patrício Rissi ◽  
Larissa Carolina Segantini Felipin ◽  
Ieda Harumi Higarashi
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Family Centered Care ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
Family Centered

scholarly journals Family-centered care in a pediatric intensive care unit: professionals’ perceptions

Rev Rene ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 515
Author(s):  
Allana De Andrade Sampaio ◽  
Jaqueline Brosso Zonta ◽  
Fernanda Yeza Ferreira ◽  
Aline Cristiane Cavicchioli Okido
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Family Centered Care ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
Family Centered

scholarly journals Cuidado centrado na família em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal e Pediátrica: visão do enfermeiro/ Family-centered care in Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: nurse's vision

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Larissa Carolina Segantini Felipin ◽  
Maria De Fátima Garcia Lopes Merino ◽  
Juliane Ayres Baena ◽  
Rafaela B. S. R. Oliveira ◽  
Nataly Barbosa Alves Borghesan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Family Centered Care ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
Terapia Intensiva ◽  
Family Centered

O Cuidado Centrado na Família é uma filosofia que reconhece a família como parte fundamental do cuidado, com o objetivo de participação no planejamento das ações em saúde. Este estudo teve como objetivo conhecer a visão de enfermeiros de uma unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal e pediátrica a respeito do Cuidado Centrado na Família. Estudo descritivo qualitativo, com referencial teórico do Cuidado Centrado na família, realizado no ano de 2015 em uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal-Pediátrica de um hospital privado. Participaram do estudo dezenove enfermeiras. Os relatos foram submetidos à análise temática e dessa análise emergiram duas categorias temáticas: “O Cuidado Centrado na Família na percepção do enfermeiro que presta cuidados intensivos à criança” e “Os desafios da incorporação do Cuidado Centrado na Família na prática diária: lacuna entre teoria e prática”. O estudo revelou a persistência de lacunas entre a teoria e a prática do Cuidado Centrado na Família, sendo este encarado como um ideal almejado pelos profissionais, mas ainda distante de ser plenamente compreendido e alcançado, em razão de obstáculos organizacionais e formativos. O regaste conceitual é necessário para promover reflexões acerca da viabilidade deste modelo, evidenciando seu potencial na qualificação da assistência, tornando-a mais holística e humanizada.

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