Does the 15-minute (or less) family interview influence family nursing practice?
A quasi-experimental, pretest/posttest study was conducted to explore nurses' perceptions of the impact of the 15-minute family interview on the pediatric hospital admission process. The intervention consisted of two in-depth teaching sessions, and hands-on coaching in the use of the 15-minute family interview. Each of the 6 nurses was interviewed twice using a semi-structured questionnaire: once before receiving the intervention and once after they had completed 6 family interviews. In addition, nurses kept field notes on their impressions of the family interviewing process. A thematic analysis of the data was conducted. Findings revealed that the nurses perceived the genogram, therapeutic questions, and commendations as having a positive impact on their ability to conduct family assessment and family interventions. Overall, nurses felt that the 15-minute family interview should be routinely incorporated into practice at the time of a child's admission.
Martinez
Anne-Marie
AM
The Montréal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Canada. anne-marie.martinez@muhc.mcgill.ca
D'Artois
Diana
D
Rennick
Janet E
JE
D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D022143:Family Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010343:Patient Admission; D010372:Pediatrics; D011364:Professional Practice; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires