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Feasibility of Family Member Presence in the OR During Breast Biopsy Procedures
Author(s) -
Evans Linda A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/j.aorn.2008.01.001
Subject(s) - perioperative nursing , perioperative , breast biopsy , medicine , intervention (counseling) , biopsy , health care , nursing , affect (linguistics) , family member , family medicine , breast cancer , psychology , surgery , mammography , radiology , political science , communication , cancer , law
FAMILY‐CENTERED CARE IS AN ACCEPTED and promoted philosophy within the health care community. Perioperative nurses are empowered to support change in the health care arena and to examine and institute policies that affect patient care. THIS STUDY EXAMINED THE FEASIBILITY OF family presence in the OR during breast biopsy procedures performed with local anesthesia, by ascertaining perioperative nurses' attitudes toward the concept. FAMILY PRESENCE IN THE OR during breast biopsy procedures is considered a novel initiative. The results of this study indicate that the feasibility of instituting this intervention would be challenged by system barriers. AORN J 88 (October 2008) 568–586. © AORN, Inc, 2008.