Family presence during resuscitation: a needs assessment of education, policy, and opinion in Canada.

Purpose: Family presence during resuscitation (FPDR) has been widely endorsed. Nevertheless, there is limited information available on current education and training used to support FPDR implementation, including that of relevant policy. Understanding the current state of FPDR educational opportunities, policies, and practices across Canadian hospitals is crucial to advancing and standardizing these within our medical community.

A Qualitative Exploration of the Impact of a Distressed Family Member on Pediatric Resuscitation Teams.

Background And Objectives: Family presence during resuscitation (FPDR) is commonplace in many hospitals today. Research has supported the positive effects it can have on family members; however, there is little research about how it may affect the resuscitation team's performance, especially in a pediatric population. Our objective was to identify how resuscitation team members perceive and respond to the presence of a distressed family member during a resuscitation.

A Scoping Review of the Impact of Family Presence on Pediatric Resuscitation Team Members.

Objectives: The purpose of this scoping review was to identify the extent, range, and nature of information currently available on family presence during pediatric resuscitation on resuscitation team members and their performance.

Data Sources: A comprehensive search strategy was created and executed by identifying primary keywords in central articles, pretesting key words and combinations of them in databases to confirm articles returned fell within the search parameters, and checking that key articles were returned which confirmed the search strategy was not too narrow.

Study Selection: Two members of the research team independently conducted relevance screening using predetermined inclusion and exclusion parameters.