Abstract
AimsTo describe the impact of family members’ presence on student nurse performance in a witnessed resuscitation scenario. To explore student nurses’ attitudes to simulated family-witnessed resuscitation and their views about...
Highlights
We explore issues of students’ fluency of response and skills repertoire to support family witnessed resuscitation; explanatory potential to account for the inconsistent uptake of family witnessed resuscitation
What this paper adds What is already known on this subject? * Family witnessed resuscitation (FWR) remains controversial worldwide and hospital implementation remains inconsistent despite professional organisation support. * Systematic reviews of international literature indicate family members wish to be involved and consulted, while healthcare professionals express concerns about being observed while resuscitating. * Student nurse perspectives have not been addressed but they are often first responders in hospitals
There is over 30 years of evidence supporting family witnessed resuscitation (FWR), yet it continues to be controversial around the world [1,2,3,4]
Summary
There is over 30 years of evidence supporting family witnessed resuscitation (FWR), yet it continues to be controversial around the world [1,2,3,4]. A recent multi-centre randomised control study examines whether FWR reduces the likelihood of post-traumatic distress symptoms [8] and considers implications for medical efforts during resuscitation, effects on teams, and any legal claims. Telephone interviews took place 90 days post-event using an Impact Event Scale and Hospital Anxiety Scale, emergency medical team stress measures, observed FM response and behaviour during resuscitation, and complaints/medico-legal claims. Families did not interfere with medical efforts during FWR, raise resuscitation team emotional stress or make more legal claims
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