title: Attitudes of Registered and Licensed Practical Nurses About the Importance of Families in Surgical Hospital Units: Findings From the Landspitali University Hospital Family Nursing Implementation Project.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine attitudes of registered nurses and licensed practical nurses about the importance of the family in surgical hospital units before (T1) and after (T2) implementation of a Family Systems Nursing educational intervention based on the Calgary Family Assessment and Intervention Models. This study was part of the Landspitali University Hospital Family Nursing Implementation Project and used a nonrandomized, quasi-experimental design with nonequivalent group before and after and without a control group. There were 181 participants at T1 and 130 at T2. No difference was found in nurses' attitudes as measured by the Families Importance in Nursing Care-Nurses' Attitudes (FINC-NA) questionnaire, before and after the educational intervention. Attitudes toward families were favorable at both times. Analysis of demographic variables showed that age, work experience, and workplace (inpatient vs. outpatient units) had an effect on the nurses' attitudes toward families. The influence of work experience on attitudes toward family care warrants further exploration.
authors.affiliation: University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland Landspitali-The National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland katrinbl@landspitali.is.
authors.forename: Katrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Blöndal
authors.affiliation: Landspitali-The National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland.
authors.forename: Sigridur
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zoëga
authors.affiliation: Landspitali-The National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland.
authors.forename: Jorunn E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hafsteinsdottir
authors.affiliation: Landspitali-The National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland.
authors.forename: Olof Asdis
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Olafsdottir
authors.affiliation: Landspitali-The National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland.
authors.forename: Audur B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Thorvardardottir
authors.affiliation: Landspitali-The National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland.
authors.forename: Sigrun A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hafsteinsdottir
authors.affiliation: University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland Landspitali-The National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland.
authors.forename: Herdis
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sveinsdóttir
keywords: attitudes toward families; educational intervention; family nursing; nurses; surgical patients