Family-centered care in the perioperative area: an international perspective

The terms family-centred care and perioperative care are often heard in health care, the first usually in relation to children-though it is begining to be used with other age groups and the other in relation to a particular area, the OR and perioperative environment. Family-centred care has not been...

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Main Author: Shields, Linda
Format: Journal Article
Published: Cambridge Publishing 2007
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41538
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description The terms family-centred care and perioperative care are often heard in health care, the first usually in relation to children-though it is begining to be used with other age groups and the other in relation to a particular area, the OR and perioperative environment. Family-centred care has not been formally evaluated to see if it really works, though it is commonly used by pediatric health professionals. Perioperative care is care delivered to any patient who is having surgery. This article explains how both models have come about and examines the way the two interact, with the aim of exploring the way family-centred care can be delivered in the perioperative setting.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-415382017-01-30T14:52:43Z Family-centered care in the perioperative area: an international perspective Shields, Linda The terms family-centred care and perioperative care are often heard in health care, the first usually in relation to children-though it is begining to be used with other age groups and the other in relation to a particular area, the OR and perioperative environment. Family-centred care has not been formally evaluated to see if it really works, though it is commonly used by pediatric health professionals. Perioperative care is care delivered to any patient who is having surgery. This article explains how both models have come about and examines the way the two interact, with the aim of exploring the way family-centred care can be delivered in the perioperative setting. 2007 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41538 Cambridge Publishing fulltext
spellingShingle Shields, Linda
Family-centered care in the perioperative area: an international perspective
title Family-centered care in the perioperative area: an international perspective
title_full Family-centered care in the perioperative area: an international perspective
title_fullStr Family-centered care in the perioperative area: an international perspective
title_full_unstemmed Family-centered care in the perioperative area: an international perspective
title_short Family-centered care in the perioperative area: an international perspective
title_sort family-centered care in the perioperative area: an international perspective
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41538