Journal article
Are parents doing what they want to do? Congruency between parents’ actual and desired participation in the care of their hospitalized child
Abstract
Family-centered care is integral to pediatric nursing practice, and includes supporting parents to participate in their hospitalized child's care. Research to date suggests that parents' actual participation in care may differ from their desired participation in care, and that such discrepancies may cause parental distress. Supporting parental participation in a way that facilitates congruency between actual and desired participation may …
Authors
Romaniuk D; O'Mara L; Akhtar-Danesh N
Journal
Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 103–121
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
June 2014
DOI
10.3109/01460862.2014.880532
ISSN
2469-4193