Emergency Care
Conditions
Brief 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.
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?"
Sponsors
Mayo Clinic
Study design
Observational model
ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
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 defined as family or being significant to the patient. * Family members who are present with a patient who is being seen in the ED for acute or chronic illness (1 family member to participate per patient). * Age 18 years or older * Able to speak and read in English (for the United States sample)
Exclusion criteria
* Nurses not caring for patients in the ED * Family members who are not present in the ED with the patient.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of family member participants | Baseline | Total number of family members who participated in study interview |
| Number of nursing participants | Baseline | Total number of nurses who participated in study interview |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTNatalie McAndrew, PhD,RN,CCRN
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORNatalie McAndrew, PhD,RN,CCRN
Mayo Clinic
Outcome results
None listed