OBJECTIVES: To improve communication, discharge readiness, and satisfaction of burn patients and their families. METHODS: In March 2009, the burn intensive care unit at University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, incorporated family presence during dressing changes. Adverse family events during observation, measures of patient- and family-centered care according to a standardized patient satisfaction survey, infection rates, and staff members' response to the intervention were tracked. RESULTS: Through December 2011, no adverse family events occurred, patients' satisfaction scores increased, and infection rates did not increase. Staff members responded positively to the project. CONCLUSIONS: Allowing family presence during dressing changes provides an opportunity to educate and include patients' family members in care delivery.
OBJECTIVES: To improve communication, discharge readiness, and satisfaction of burn patients and their families. METHODS: In March 2009, the burn intensive care unit at University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, incorporated family presence during dressing changes. Adverse family events during observation, measures of patient- and family-centered care according to a standardized patient satisfaction survey, infection rates, and staff members' response to the intervention were tracked. RESULTS: Through December 2011, no adverse family events occurred, patients' satisfaction scores increased, and infection rates did not increase. Staff members responded positively to the project. CONCLUSIONS: Allowing family presence during dressing changes provides an opportunity to educate and include patients' family members in care delivery.
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Authors: Tânia Sofia Pereira Correia; Maria Manuela F P S Martins; Fernando F Barroso; Lara G Pinho; César Fonseca; Olga Valentim; Manuel Lopes Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-07-24 Impact factor: 4.614