title: Using an evidence-based practice process to change child visitation guidelines.
abstract: The multidimensional scope of nursing practice requires a nurse to provide not only physical and psychosocial interventions for patients, but also to support the family, particularly as the end of life approaches. One of the highest priorities for patients at the end of life is being able to spend time with the family members who are most important to them. In the case of a parent with young children, such visits can provide a sense of joy and peace that is important to the overall well-being of all.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nursing on the Lymphoma/Myeloma Unit, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA. jfalk@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Falk
authors.forename: Sirilak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wongsa
authors.forename: Jade
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Comer
authors.forename: Geri
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: LoBiondo-Wood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities; D002648:Child; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000451:nursing*; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D013727:Terminal Care; D013781:Texas; D014789:Visitors to Patients