Background and Objectives:  Marital satisfaction is vital for the continuation of married life, and one of the factors negatively affecting this satisfaction is women's employment in stressful positions, especially in families where the division of domestic tasks is traditionally based on gender. This study was conducted to determine the effect of a family-centered program to manage domestic ro...

Many emergency departments offer the option of family presence during invasive procedures and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but lack written guidelines to govern the practice. A lack of formal guidelines can place emergency nurses in a difficult position when a crisis occurs and family members confront nurses with requests to be permitted at the bedside. Without written policies for family pre...

BACKGROUND Open and patient-tailored guidelines have been recommended as the preferred visitation model in critical care settings; however, many critical care units continue to restrict visitation. OBJECTIVES To determine whether a transition from minimally restrictive to unrestricted visitation hours improves satisfaction of patients' family members and whether such a transition affects nurs...

background: family-centered care is an essential concept in cancer but there is no consensus about its meaning and it remains an abstract concept. this study was conducted with the purpose of analyzing the concept of family-centered care in cancer. methods: concept analysis of family-centered care was conducted using hybrid model that has 3 phases: theoretical, field work and final analytical p...

Researchers have identified the needs of family members of critically ill adults, explored their experiences, and investigated interventions. To address a gap in the theoretical knowledge about how nurses help these individuals, the authors developed a grounded theory of nursing support from the perspective of family members. Results indicated that family members were initiated into a cycle of ...