title: Family presence during resuscitation: to see or not to see?
abstract: Encouraging family presence during resuscitation is controversial. Health care providers should use evidence-based practice to review this issue and be open to the idea of allowing the family to be present. The literature supports family presence during resuscitation and there is insufficient research in opposition to family presence. Health care institutions should revise their practices to coincide with the wants and needs of their patients and families. Nurses have an ethical obligation to intervene and create family presence programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0769, USA. janet.williams@uc.edu
authors.forename: Janet M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000639:trends; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology* / Q000639:trends; D014789:Visitors to Patients / Q000523:psychology*