Nurses' Attitudes Towards Family Importance in Nursing Care Across Europe

Commentary on: Shamali M, Esandi Larramendi N, Østergaard B, Barbieri-Figueiredo M, Brødsgaard A, Canga-Armayor A, Dieperink KB, Garcia-Vivar C, Konradsen H, Nordtug B, Lambert V, Mahrer-Imhof R, Metzing S, Nagl-Cupal M, Imhof L, Svavarsdottir EK, Swallow V, Luttik ML. Nurses' attitudes towards family importance in nursing care across Europe. J Clin Nurs. 2022 Jul 11. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16456. Epub ahead of print. Implications for practice and research Nursing organisations need to investigate family involvement in nursing care by implementing quality improvement projects for safety. Nurses must implement family involvement interventions to improve patient-centred care in their practice. Future research should examine family members’ roles in the decision-making process to improve positive health outcomes. Context Family involvement in healthcare has a positive impact on patient health outcomes as well as the overall health of the families involved in patient care.1 Patient-centred and family-centred...

Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - March 21, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Weber, A., Ronca, K., Cadet, M. Tags: Nursing issues Commentary Source Type: research