Research Article
Family-Witnessed Resuscitation: Perceptions of Nurses and Doctors Working in an Australian Emergency Department
Table 4
Summary of reasons staff would or would not invite family presence by occupation and frequency of response.
| | Reasons for | Doctors
(n) | Nurses
(n) | Reasons why not | Doctors
(n) | Nurses
(n) |
| | Assist with grieving process | 9 | 30 | Unacceptable behavior from family | 8 | 29 | | See all efforts have been made | 6 | 30 | Against family wishes | 5 | 8 | | Family option | 5 | 23 | Inadequate support | 4 | 9 | | When patient is a child | 1 | 10 | Against patient wishes | 1 | 8 | | Patient choice | 3 | 5 | Disruption to resuscitation process | 4 | 3 | | Help make the decision (to stop resuscitation) | 0 | 3 | No benefit | 3 | 2 | | Provide medical history | 0 | 3 | Team being uncomfortable | 2 | 3 | | Acceptable behaviour (family) | 1 | 2 | Limited space | 2 | 2 | | | | Past negative experience | 1 | 3 | | | | When relative is a child | 2 | 1 | | | | Aged person | 1 | 2 | | | | Feel pressure to continue resuscitation | 1 | 2 | | | | Performance being scrutinized | 0 | 2 |
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