ArticleAmerican journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses2016
Clinical Nurse Participation at Family Conferences in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
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- Using Mind Mapping in Family Meetings to Support Shared Decision Making with Pediatric and Geriatric Patients.The patient · 2020Article
- Pediatric Chronic Critical Illness: Let Us Focus on the Big Picture.Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies · 2019Article
- Teamwork When Conducting Family Meetings: Concepts, Terminology, and the Importance of Team-Team Practices.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2019Article
- Interprofessional Teamwork During Family Meetings in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2019Observational
- Interdisciplinary Communication: Documentation of Advance Care Planning and End-of-Life Care in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer.Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association · 2019Article
- Provided information and parents' comprehension at the time of admission of their child in pediatric intensive care unit.European journal of pediatrics · 2018Observational
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Abstract
backgroundClinical nurses attend family conferences in the intensive care unit, but their role during these meetings is not yet fully understood.
objectivesTo assess perceived and observed contributions of the clinical nurse during family conferences.
methodsProspective cross-sectional survey and review of 40 audio-recorded family conferences conducted in the 44-bed pediatric intensive care unit of an urban pediatric hospital.
resultsSurvey responses from 47 nurses were examined. Most nurses thought it important to attend family conferences, but identified workload as a barrier to attendance. They perceived their roles as gaining firsthand knowledge of the discussion and providing a unique perspective regarding patient care, emotional support, and advocacy. Audio recordings revealed that bedside nurses attended 20 (50%) of 40 family conferences and spoke in 5 (25%) of the 20. Nurses verbally contributed 4.6% to the overall speech at the family conference, mostly providing information on patient care.
conclusionsThe clinical nurse is often absent or silent during family conferences in the intensive care unit, despite the important roles they want to play in these settings. Strategies to improve both the physical and verbal participation of clinical nurses during the family conference are suggested, especially in the context of previous research demonstrating the need for more attention in family conferences to social-emotional support and patient advocacy.
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