Journal article
Acute care nurses’ views on family participation and collaboration in fundamental care
Journal of Clinical Nursing, Vol.27(11-12), pp.2346-2359
2018
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to understand the beliefs, attitudes and perceptions of nurses regarding family participation and collaboration in the care of their hospitalized adult relative. Background: Family participation in care is known to enhance the quality of patient care. Nurses are uniquely placed to support such participation, including the delivery of fundamental care. However, nurses' attitudes and beliefs may help or hinder participation. Design: A mixed methods approach with an exploratory sequential design was used. Setting: A regional referral hospital in Australia. Participants: Nurses were eligible to participate in the study if they were permanent staff of the hospital, and who in their day-to-day work had direct contact with adult patients and their families on acute care wards. Methods: Observer-as-participant observation data and semi-structured interviews were undertaken. 30 hours of observational data were gathered, and 14 nurses were interviewed. Data collection occurred between September and December 2016. Following separate analysis, data were triangulated. Results: Analysis uncovered two contrasting categories: (1) enacting family participation (four themes); and (2) hindering family participation (five themes). Conclusion: The findings of our study demonstrated that the practices of nurses do not always align with healthcare policies, and strategies to support nurses to enact patient and family centered practices are needed. Relevance to clinical practice: Nurses can use these findings to make informed evidence based changes to the way they practice and communicate with families to ensure fundamental care is delivered.
Details
- Title
- Acute care nurses’ views on family participation and collaboration in fundamental care
- Authors
- Benjamin R Mackie (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringAndrea Marshall (Author) - Menzies Health Institute QueenslandMarion Mitchell (Author) - Griffith University
- Publication details
- Journal of Clinical Nursing, Vol.27(11-12), pp.2346-2359
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 2018
- DOI
- 10.1111/jocn.14185
- ISSN
- 0962-1067
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2018 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. This is the accepted version of the following article: Mackie BR, Marshall A, Mitchell M. Acute care nurses' views on family participation and collaboration in fundamental care. J Clin Nurs. 2018;27:2346-2359. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14185, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14185
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451134802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
Metrics
290 File views/ downloads
733 Record Views
InCites Highlights
These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output
- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web Of Science research areas
- Nursing
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
Source: InCites