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Clinical Pearls| May 01 2017 Clinical Pearls Rhonda Board, RN, PhD, CCRN Rhonda Board, RN, PhD, CCRN Section Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Am J Crit Care (2017) 26 (3): 181. https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2017881 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Citation Rhonda Board; Clinical Pearls. Am J Crit Care 1 May 2017; 26 (3): 181. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2017881 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAmerican Journal of Critical Care Search Advanced Search Family presence during emergency care is endorsed by numerous nursing and medical organizations, including the American College of Critical Care Medicine. Yet concerns are still expressed by health care providers, and the practice of family presence continues to vary across the United States. O’Connell and colleagues interviewed family members of children who had met trauma team activation criteria and compared those who were present during the trauma evaluation with families who were not. They found the following: This study offered a deeper understanding of the family experience from both groups of parents. The authors stress the importance of having written policies and staff education about family presence to help guide best practices. See Article, pp 229–239 Research studies have not shown an association between presence of a nighttime intensivist and patient mortality or adverse outcomes for patients (eg, length of stay, readmission to intensive care unit [ICU]). However, these studies... You do not currently have access to this content.
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