(Re)'Thinking' family in nursing care in pandemic times.
Carla Silvia Neves da Nova FernandesBruno MagalhãesSílvia SilvaBeatriz EdraPublished in: International nursing review (2021)
Although a large percentage of participants had a positive attitude towards families and tried to find strategies to maintain family centred care, many nurses still considered the family as a burden. The current COVID-19 pandemic may have aggravated this perception. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE, NURSING POLICY AND HEALTH POLICY: The continued implementation of family centred nursing practice is essential for child-well-being, including during the current pandemic. Therefore, having intervention policies with alternative forms of care is highly recommended.