title: Assessing ambiguity at the family-nurse boundary interface in pediatric health crisis.
abstract: This article discusses the conceptualization and measurement of family-nurse relationships in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) from the perspective of family systems and boundaries. The 14 items for the Family-Nurse Boundary Ambiguity Scale for PICU (FNBAS-PICU) were developed from a qualitative study. Nurse panels established face and content validity. Parents (156) from four PICUs participated in reliability estimates (Cronbach's alpha = .81) and validity testing with measures of illness uncertainty and role alteration stress. Principal components analysis confirmed the conceptual intent of the FNBAS-PICU.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Tomlinson
authors.forename: Bonnie Lee
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Harbaugh
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003422:Critical Care / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D015146:Midwestern United States; D016294:Models, Nursing; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results