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FPDR Literature Review

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The majority of the literature tends to focus on the perception of family members regarding FPDR. Generally, it has been found that there are benefits of witnessing the resuscitation with their loved one (Holzhauser et al 2008). A Randomised control trial conducted by Holzhauser et al (2006) to determine the impact of FPDR on family members. The study was conducted in Queenland in Australia. The inclusion criteria of this study were family members above 18 years old who participated in FPDR for patients who had triage category 1 or 2, hypotention, respiratory arrest, cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is important to state that trauma cases were excluded from this study to maintain consistency between the experimental and the control group. …show more content…

Moreover, Nearly 80% of patients’ family in this research welcomed FPDR practice. In contrast, the health care providers reported that they would be more supported if the relatives could share the dying moments with their loved one, if family members were supported, if there was enough staff and well trained to support the families, if the resuscitation actions were organised, if the presence of family members will not be harm them emotionally, if will not be a risk of litigation. However, the nurses were much supported to FPDR from doctors. Although some limitations were mentioned in this study, comparing to other researches in this assignment, the author was demonstrated transparency to reach this research rigorous in data collection and analysis stages.
Though health care organizations support the option of FPDR, different perceptions are viewed from health care professions. The main arguments that opposed FPDR were sake the best for the patients as well as respect for their confidentialities. Usually, patients’ opinions were rarely taken into consideration regarding FPDR as they will be unconscious. Some of health care providers not treating patients as a human being who have rights. In the next them will be discussed the ethical consideration and patients’ and family members rights regarding …show more content…

Most studies supported presence of family member in the resuscitation room whilst an attempt to resuscitate their loved one was made. The findings from the studies identified that this helped the relatives to understand patients’ condition, give them the chance to support the patients or keep close in case of death, make the relatives appreciated the effort of health care providers toward better care and enhanced professional behaviour among staff members (Oman et al 2010). However, there is a clear need to ensure that guidelines are written and applied to areas where this might occur. Also, ethics regarding FPDR should be considered. Most the negative perception in this chapter suggested a presence of a facilitator with patients’ relatives during

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