Parental Presence During Pediatric Invasive Procedures

Vol. 4 No. 1

Year: 2014

Issue: Feb-Apr

Title : Parental Presence During Pediatric Invasive Procedures

Author Name : Neelam Saleem punjani

Synopsis :

Parental presence during paediatric invasive procedures is getting very common, but it remains to be a controversial issue in order to provide the family-centered care. Having a child in the pediatric intensive care unit produces major apprehension and fear for parents. The rationale of this anxiety is both the fear of the child's death or morbidity and the strange nature of the intensive care unit's environment. This anxiety can be further doubled by the prohibition of parents from the bedside during an invasive procedure. Parental presence during invasive procedures gives psychological support to children, fulfills the right of parents being informed about their children's treatment and facilitates health care professionals in the successful completion of the procedure. This article will discusses parental presence with three perspectives viz., patient's perspective, family perspective and health care professionals' perspective.

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