hey all, i was reading an article from advance for nurses and they had an interesting article entitled '' at their side'', about allowing family members into the ed while loved one's were being resuscitated. sorry i couldn't provide a link to the article (my computer's acting up). an rn who went to visit her mother in the hospital found her mother on the floor unconscious, started cpr, and stayed with her as the staff worked to resuscitate her, the experience opened her up to allowing family members in the ed during resuscitations because she believes that if the loved one can hear their family members voice, it may help them to pull through the experience, and she also believes it helps the family members see what is going on during resuscitation thus lowering anxiety and even provides closure if the loved one dies. they give the family member the option of seeing the resuscitation and they family member is briefed on what will be going on during the resuscitation. the rn even believes that it helps the er staff to see a different side of what it means to be bringing someone's loved one, back to life, and makes the staff more compassionate. i fully understand what the article is trying to convey, but i think that it can be a very traumatic experience for the family member especially if the loved one dies:twocents:.... i am half and half on the issue.... what do you guys think?
