Date of Award
8-2009
Document Type
Independent Study
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Abstract
It has been a tenet in healthcare of keeping families standing by in waiting rooms
while healthcare professionals care for their loved one. The issue of Family Presence
during the administering of life saving efforts is a topic that is coming to the forefront of
the healthcare industry and its professionals. Only five percent of the nation's critical care
nurses work on units that have a written policy regarding Family Presence. Family
presence is an outgrowth of family-centered care. This project is concerned with
increasing awareness of Family Presence during Resuscitation to committees in charge of
policy change and the staff at a local North-central healthcare facility in North Dakota. A
presentation was given to the Code Blue Committee which provided the. groundwork for
a proposal for policy implementation. A draft policy was included to provide discussion
on the recommended guidelines outlined by the Emergency Nurses Association. A poster
presentation was given to the staff of the Emergency Trauma Center and the Intensive
Care Unit outlining important points regarding family presence and how the facility's
mission, vision and values support family presence
Recommended Citation
Dailey-Filipowski, Margo, "A Policy Proposal for Family Presence During Resuscitation" (2009). Theses and Dissertations. 4909.
https://commons.und.edu/theses/4909