Emergency Room Nurses' Attitudes toward Family Presence during Resuscitation: A Cross-Sectional Study

Although there are guidelines that encourage the family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, literature that reported on the healthcare team's attitudes suggested that this practice is often discouraged, and it remains a debatable topic.

To assess the Emergency Room Nurses' Attitudes toward family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures.

A cross-sectional descriptive correlation research design was used for this study.

A non-probability convenience sample for this study comprised 222 registered nurses who have worked in emergency departments. The study used Family Presence During Resuscitation scale to collect the data related to nurses' attitude toward family presence during CPR.

This study was approved by the ethics committee at Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan.

Jordanian nurses had a positive attitude toward the health beliefs with a mean score of (3.71 ± 0.81), followed by cues and triggers (3.60 ± 0.82). The least attitude endorsed by nurses was perceived self-efficacy with a mean score of (2.87 ± 0.80). Point-biserial correlation yielded a positive correlation between marital status and cues or triggers (r = 0.055; p = 0.043). Moreover, person correlation showed a positive relationship between age and health beliefs (r = 00.134; p = 0.040) and a negative correlation between experience and self-efficacy (r=-0.141; p = 0.043).

Enhancing nurses' confidence based on evidence-based practice would prepare nurses to handle family presence during resuscitation.