Descriptions and Practices of Family Engagement in Emergency Care Setting: An International, Multisite Qualitative- Descriptive Study
Mayo Clinic
Summary
The purpose of this study is to explore and describe nurses' perceptions of their levels and practices of family engagement in Emergency Departments and the experiences of family members in delivery of Emergency Department care.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Nurses: Registered professional nurses, including those with a diploma, associate's degree, and baccalaureate degrees, who are in charge of the plan of care for the ED patient. * Nurses who have been working in that particular ED environment for at least 6 months. * Nurses involved in providing direct patient care (not managers). * Nurses who are employed by the institution of the research study, not agency staff. * Family Members: a family member who expressed a sense of belonging to a patient admitted to the ED, or a person that a communicating patient had defin…
Interventions
- OtherNurse Interview
Nurses who consent to participate in the study will be asked to partake in an interview that will include questions such as "Please describe how you work with families", "What do you do to engage families?", or "What promotes or hinders family engagement in your ED".
- OtherFamily Interview
Family members who consent to participate in the study will be asked to partake in an interview and will be asked "What has it been like to be in the ED with your family member?"
Locations (3)
- Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato Emergency DepartmentMankato, Minnesota
- Mayo Clinic Emergency DepartmentRochester, Minnesota
- Southwestern Vermont Medical CenterBennington, Vermont