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Supporting Paediatric Patients: Parental Presence In The Anaesthetic Journey, Salina Blake
Supporting Paediatric Patients: Parental Presence In The Anaesthetic Journey, Salina Blake
Journal of Perioperative Nursing
Objective
This discussion paper explores the use of parental presence during induction of anaesthesia as a method of decreasing paediatric and parental perioperative anxiety.
Setting
A perioperative department in an Australian public hospital.
Subjects
Paediatric patients and parents/guardians.
Primary argument
There is evidence to support the importance of parental presence in the anaesthetic setting; however, this varies between different health care facilities. This paper will argue that the presence of the parent during induction of anaesthesia will decrease the anxiety of the child. However, there has been little discussion about the pivotal role parents can play when participating in the …