Factors Influencing Active Family Engagement in Care Among Critical Care Nurses. AACN Adv Crit Care 2017;28(2):160-170
Date
06/09/2017Pubmed ID
28592476Pubmed Central ID
PMC5588912DOI
10.4037/aacnacc2017118Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85031124157 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 49 CitationsAbstract
Critical care nurses are vital to promoting family engagement in the intensive care unit. However, nurses have varying perceptions about how much family members should be involved. The Questionnaire on Factors That Influence Family Engagement was given to a national sample of 433 critical care nurses. This correlational study explored the impact of nurse and organizational characteristics on barriers and facilitators to family engagement. Study results indicate that (1) nurses were most likely to invite family caregivers to provide simple daily care; (2) age, degree earned, critical care experience, hospital location, unit type, and staffing ratios influenced the scores; and (3) nursing work-flow partially mediated the relationships between the intensive care unit environment and nurses' attitudes and between patient acuity and nurses' attitudes. These results help inform nursing leaders on ways to promote nurse support of active family engagement in the intensive care unit.
Author List
Hetland B, Hickman R, McAndrew N, Daly BAuthor
Natalie McAndrew PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAttitude of Health Personnel
Caregivers
Critical Care Nursing
Family
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nursing Staff, Hospital
Professional-Family Relations
Surveys and Questionnaires
