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Patient- and family-centred care on an acute adult cardiac ward.
- Source :
- British Journal of Nursing; 2/27/2014, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p213-218, 6p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Chart, 5 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- This paper outlines a service improvement project undertaken in one acute cardiac ward within a regional NHS trust in the east of England that explored the impact of advancing patient- and family-centred care within an acute adult setting. The project was implemented and evaluated over a 9-month period between March and December 2012 and data collected via a pre and post-intervention survey. The results demonstrated that the majority of family carers wanted to be involved in patient care. The provision of flexible family visiting, facilitated and supported family carer involvement in care provision and improved partnership working between family carers and the multidisciplinary team, had a positive impact on the patient and family carer experience. This project has demonstrated the value of involving family carers in acute adult inpatient care provision and the importance of flexible family visiting to enable this to be successful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MEDICAL care
CARDIOVASCULAR system
CRITICAL care medicine
FAMILY medicine
HEALTH care teams
HEALTH facilities
HEALTH facility administration
MEDICAL personnel
NATIONAL health services
QUALITY assurance
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH
STATISTICAL sampling
SURVEYS
VISITING the sick
PATIENT participation
WAITING rooms
THEMATIC analysis
PRE-tests & post-tests
PATIENT-centered care
PATIENTS' families
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09660461
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 94884740
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2014.23.4.213