Korean Journal of Adult Nursing (성인간호학회지)

Korean Society of Adult Nursing (한국성인간호학회)
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Perception and Attitude of Emergency Medical Staff to Family Presence During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

심폐소생술 시 가족 입회에 대한 응급의료센터 의료인의 태도와 인식

  • Koo, Hyun-Jung (College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Yoo, Yang-Sook (College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 구현정 (가톨릭대학교 간호대학 대학원) ;
  • 유양숙 (가톨릭대학교 간호대학)
  • Received : 2011.07.16
  • Accepted : 2011.12.22
  • Published : 2011.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was performed to determine the perception and attitude of emergency medical staff by the presence of family members while performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Methods: Data were collected from June and August in 2010 using questionnaire. The participants were 187 doctors and nurses who were working at emergency medical centers located at eight hospitals. Results: Approximately half of the medical emergency staff had previous experience of having requests from a patient's family members to remain present at the time of performing CPR. Most of the subjects did not know that the 2005 American Heart Association (AHA) guideline recommended including willing family members' during CPR. Doctors were more likely than nurses to recognize that the positive effects of family members being present during CPR. Conclusion: This study indicates that health professionals are not aware of the AHA guidelines for including family members during CPR of a patient and further that more doctors than nurses recognized the value of including willing family members during CPR.

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