Parents’ experiences of Family Centred Care practices
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Publisher
Elsevier
School
School of Nursing and Midwifery
RAS ID
27141
Abstract
Purpose
The aim of this study was to gain knowledge and understanding of how parents experience Family Centred Care (FCC) using a relatively new tool, and to identify aspects of FCC practice for further development.
Design and Methods
A cross-sectional study involving a convenience sample of 48 parents of hospitalised children completed a seven-item instrument that measures importance and consistency associated with the core aspects of FCC practice, in addition to an open-ended question about what does FCC mean to parent.
Results
Eighty-five percent of parents reported positive experiences of receiving FCC practice from nurses, with lower consistency reported in parents' feelings of being seen as important in their child's care, feeling valued as a team member, or well cared for by nurses. Parents definition of FCC were concise and involved informal expressions such as allowing parents to stay with their hospitalised child, and family inclusion in child's care and care for the whole family.
Conclusions
Although recent FCC debate represent the ‘unit of care’ in FCC as ‘a child within the family context’, parents' perspectival view of FCC places themselves as care recipient with a strong understanding of the ideals of partnership-in-care.
Practice Implications
Nurses and service providers can use current findings to promote the consistent application of Family Centred Care in their everyday practice, and to recognise current barriers to the effective implementation of Family Centred Care in nursing practice.
DOI
10.1016/j.pedn.2018.06.012
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Comments
Arabiat, D., Whitehead, L., Foster, M., Shields, L., & Harris, L. (2018). Parents' experiences of Family Centred Care practices. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 42, 39-44. Available here