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A qualitative study of factors in nurses' and physicians' decision‐making related to family presence during resuscitation

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  • Renee Twibell
  • Debra Siela
  • Cheryl Riwitis
  • Alexis Neal
  • Nicole Waters

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Aims and objectives To explore the similarities and differences in factors that influence nurses' and physicians' decision‐making related to family presence during resuscitation. Background Despite the growing acceptance of family presence during resuscitation worldwide, healthcare professionals continue to debate the risks and benefits of family presence. As many hospitals lack a policy to guide family presence during resuscitation, decisions are negotiated by resuscitation teams, families and patients in crisis situations. Research has not clarified the factors that influence the decision‐making processes of nurses and physicians related to inviting family presence. This is the first study to elicit written data from healthcare professionals to explicate factors in decision‐making about family presence. Design Qualitative exploratory‐descriptive. Methods Convenience samples of registered nurses (n = 325) and acute care physicians (n = 193) from a Midwestern hospital in the United States of America handwrote responses to open‐ended questions about family presence. Through thematic analysis, decision‐making factors for physicians and nurses were identified and compared. Results Physicians and nurses evaluated three similar factors and four differing factors when deciding to invite family presence during resuscitation. Furthermore, nurses and physicians weighted the factors differently. Physicians weighted most heavily the family's potential to disrupt life‐saving efforts and compromise patient care and then the family's knowledge about resuscitations. Nurses heavily weighted the potential for the family to be traumatised, the potential for the family to disrupt the resuscitation, and possible family benefit. Conclusions Nurses and physicians considered both similar and different factors when deciding to invite family presence. Physicians focused on the patient primarily, while nurses focused on the patient, family and resuscitation team. Relevance to clinical practice Knowledge of factors that influence the decision‐making of interprofessional colleagues can improve collaboration and communication in crisis events of family presence during resuscitation.

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  • Renee Twibell & Debra Siela & Cheryl Riwitis & Alexis Neal & Nicole Waters, 2018. "A qualitative study of factors in nurses' and physicians' decision‐making related to family presence during resuscitation," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(1-2), pages 320-334, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:27:y:2018:i:1-2:p:e320-e334
    DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13948
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