• J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs · Jul 2004

    Family-centered care: do we practice what we preach?

    • Mary F Petersen, Jayne Cohen, and Virgil Parsons.
    • Maternal-Child Health, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Santa Clara, CA 95051-5386, USA. mary.petersen@kp.org
    • J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2004 Jul 1;33(4):421-7.

    ObjectiveTo determine nurses' perceptions and practices of identified elements of family-centered care.DesignDescriptive.SettingNeonatal intensive care unit (NICU), pediatrics, and pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in an acute care hospital.ParticipantsSixty-two licensed nurses, 37 working in the NICU and 25 working in pediatrics or the PICU.Main Outcome MeasuresScores for the Necessary and Current scales of the Family-Centered Care Questionnaire.ResultsScores representing current nursing practice of family-centered care were significantly lower than those representing its necessity (p = .000). Nurses with 10 years or fewer of neonatal or pediatric experience scored significantly higher on both the total Necessary Scale (p = .02) and total Current Scale (p = .017) than did those with 11 years or more. Nurses who work in the NICU scored significantly lower on the total Necessary Scale (p = .013) than did nurses who work in pediatrics or PICU.ConclusionsAlthough nurses agree the identified elements of family-centered care are necessary, they do not consistently apply those elements in their everyday practice. Years of experience and clinical work setting influenced both perceptions and practices of family-centered care.

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