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Abdulelah Alhaidary, J Nursing Research and Practice, Volume 3
DOI: 10.4172/2632-251X-C3-007
Abdulelah Alhaidary
King Abdulaziz University Hospital, KSA
Critical care nurses' perspectives toward family presence during resuscitation
Introduction:
Most of our hospital in Saudi Arabia are not allowing the family members to be presence during resuscitation of
their loved one, because of many reasons, specifically the traumatic experience for the family members when they witness the
resuscitation of their loved one and the unavailability of the space in the patient's room during the resuscitation, although in
North America , Australia, and Europe there were a new movement has evolved gradually because of subjective evidence from
family members supporting the notion of family presence during resuscitation in addition to emerging evidence from research
by health professional, add to that, it was never investigated in Saudi Arabia , and if it will be done, it will diffidently add a lot
to the practice and to the family members satisfaction.
Objectives:
To answer the following: What is the profile of the respondents, to what extent of the prospective of critical care
nurses toward family presence during resuscitation, is there a significant relationship between the level of perspectives of the
respondents and their profiles, and to propose a well-established family presence during resuscitation guidelines.
Methods:
The study was conducted in Intensive Care Unit, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
from January to December 2016, this study involved 150 critical are nurses. it utilized the descriptive and qualitative methods
of research. questionnaires were distributed and data obtained were assessed statically and presented with interpretation.
Result:
The tabulated data were subjected to percentage, weighted mean, analysis of variance and t-test for two independent
sample. results supported the family presence during resuscitation as a right not an option, permission should be secured,
spiritually showed benefit. trauma was considered inevitable.
Biography
Abdulelah Alhaidary is currently working as a Director of Nursing at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Saudi Arabia. He has experienced director services with a demon-
strated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Clinical Research, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Patient Safety, Critical Care Nursing,
and Hospitals. Strong education professional with a Diploma focused on Critical Care Nursing from King Faisal hospital & research center.
aalhaidary30@hotmail.com