title: Views of parents and health-care providers regarding parental presence at bedside rounds in a neonatal intensive care unit.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the views of parents and health-care providers regarding parental presence during neonatal intensive care rounds.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional survey of parents whose children were admitted to a tertiary-care neonatal intensive care unit (n=81). Medical trainees (n=67) and nurses (n=28) were also surveyed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of parents reported that attending rounds reduced their anxiety and increased their confidence in the health-care team. Nurses were more likely than medical trainees to support parental presence at rounds (P=0.02). About three-quarters of medical trainees and nurses thought discussion is inhibited and 69% of trainees felt teaching is decreased when parents attend rounds.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most parents who attended rounds found the experience beneficial, but medical trainees' views were mixed. The positive impact on parents, and the learning opportunities created in family-centered care and communication when parents are present on rounds, should be highlighted for trainees and other neonatal intensive care personnel.
authors.affiliation: 1] Department of Pediatrics, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada [2] Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Grzyb
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Coo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rühland
authors.affiliation: 1] Department of Pediatrics, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada [2] Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dow
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D009864:Ontario; D010290:Parents; D013337:Students, Medical; D056164:Teaching Rounds; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers