Thesis
Family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: the impact of education on provider attitudes
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
2008
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/103677
Abstract
Although many institutions embrace a family-centered model of patient care, the majority of acute care facilities have not developed policies or guidelines to facilitate family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Results of research conducted over the past two decades have shown that the personal beliefs and attitudes of hospital personnel involved in resuscitation efforts are the primary reasons family presence is not offered. This before-after correlational study tested the impact of education, using evidence-based information, on the attitudes of acute care providers toward offering the option of family witnessed resuscitation (FWR). By surveying all acute-care nursing and medical personnel about the topic in a non-academic hospital setting, this study provides data missing from previous research. Study results show that when CPR providers are presented with FWR education, their oppositional beliefs may be modified, decreasing barriers to family witnessed resuscitation. These findings may be helpful in a variety of hospital systems, leading to greater acceptance of family presence during resuscitation as a standard of practice in acute-care settings.
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Details
- Title
- Family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Creators
- Lori Margaret Feagan
- Contributors
- Lorna Schumann (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Nursing, College of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525299001842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis