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Critical care nurse · Feb 2013
Family presence in the adult burn intensive care unit during dressing changes.
- Sarah M Bishop, Mandi D Walker, and I Mark Spivak.
- University of Louisville Hospital, 530 S Jackson St, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. sarahsch@ulh.org
- Crit Care Nurse. 2013 Feb 1; 33 (1): 14-24.
ObjectivesTo improve communication, discharge readiness, and satisfaction of burn patients and their families.MethodsIn March 2009, the burn intensive care unit at University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, incorporated family presence during dressing changes. Adverse family events during observation, measures of patient- and family-centered care according to a standardized patient satisfaction survey, infection rates, and staff members' response to the intervention were tracked.ResultsThrough December 2011, no adverse family events occurred, patients' satisfaction scores increased, and infection rates did not increase. Staff members responded positively to the project.ConclusionsAllowing family presence during dressing changes provides an opportunity to educate and include patients' family members in care delivery.
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