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Oct 27, 2023 · Hospital policy that advocated visiting at the discretion of a unit or ward nurse manager led to variability and perceptions of inequitable access. Restricting family presence in hospitals causes harmful consequences for family members and negatively impacts their ability to cope (Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care, 2021). These ...
Apr 23, 2022 · In western tradition, only early in the 20th century did hospitals begin to allow visitors for paying patients. 1 Fifty years later, after the establishment of newborn intensive care units (NICUs), visitor policies appeared more familiar to those of modern day with limited visiting hours for all patients. 2 Additional restrictions for infection control is an established practice during ...
Sep 12, 2022 · An environmental scan of hospital visitor policies taken just prior to the pandemic, revealed that 51% of hospitals were describing their ICU visitation policy as open, welcoming family and visitor presence at all times, and adjusting provider practice to accommodate unrestricted bedside presence of care partners (Milner et al., 2020).
- Suzanne Marmo, Jennifer Hirsch
- 2023
- 10.1007/s42972-022-00063-4
During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and long-term care facilities limited or banned in-person visitation to prevent the spread of the virus. An unintended consequence was that many people died alone or went months without seeing loved ones, and nurses experienced the added strain of compensating for family absence at the bedside.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in restrictions to visitation for hospitalised patients in order to limit the spread of COVID-19, organise care, and to reduce the use of personal protective equipment.5 6 Given the important role of family visitation and engagement in patient-centred and family-centred care,7 early evidence suggests that restricted visitation policies enacted in hospitals ...
Nov 5, 2021 · In this issue of Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, Jensen et al. (2022) present a study carried out in three Scandinavian countries on the challenges imposed by ICU visiting restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic. Despite selection bias (Scandinavian ICUs only) and response bias (low return rate of questionnaires) this study sheds light on the impact of the pandemic on ICU routine and on ...
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Sep 23, 2021 · Introduction: Flexible visitation policies in hospitals are an important component of care that contributes to reduced stress and increased satisfaction among patients and their family members. Early evidence suggests restricted visitation policies enacted in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic are having unintended consequences on patients, family members and healthcare providers.
