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American Journal of Critical Care. 2009;18: 357-366 doi:10.4037/ajcc2009759
Copyright © 2009 by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
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CE Article

Spirituality and Support for Family Presence During Invasive Procedures and Resuscitations in Adults

By Nancy Baumhover, RN, MSN, CCRN and Linda Hughes, RN, PhD, CCRN. Nancy Baumhover is a clinical assistant professor in adult critical care at Arizona State University in Phoenix. Linda Hughes is a professor and director of undergraduate nursing programs at Nebraska Methodist College at The Josie Harper Campus in Omaha.

Corresponding author: Nancy Baumhover, RN, MSN, CCRN, College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation, Arizona State University, 500 North 3rd Street, Office 210, Phoenix, AZ 85004-0698 (e-mail: Nancy.Baumhover{at}asu.edu).

Background Many health care professionals believe that they provide holistic care. The role of spirituality, a known variable of holism, has not been explored in relation to the support among health care professionals for family presence during invasive procedures and resuscitative efforts in adults.

Objective To determine the relationship between spirituality of health care professionals and their support for family presence during invasive procedures and resuscitative efforts in adults.

Methods In this descriptive correlational study, 108 participants (physicians, physician assistants, and nurses) completed the Howden Spirituality Assessment Scale and a survey to measure their support for family presence.

Results A significant positive relationship was found between spirituality and support for family presence during resuscitative efforts in adults (r = 0.24, P = .05) and a significant negative correlation was found between support for family presence and the age of the health care professional (r = – 0.27, P = .01). No significant correlations were found between any of the study variables and invasive procedures in adults.

Conclusions Adopting a more holistic perspective may support family presence, especially during resuscitative efforts in adults. Allowing the option for patients’ families to remain present promotes holistic family-centered care.

Notice to CE enrollees:A closed-book, multiple-choice examination following this article tests your understanding of the following objectives:
  1. Identify strategies for improving support for family presence during resuscitations.
  2. Describe results of research conducted on health care professionals’ spirituality and their support for family presence during resuscitations of adults.
  3. Discuss how to implement formal policies and education for health care professionals that allow family presence during invasive procedures and resuscitation.
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Perspectives re family presence
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