Parental presence in the recovery room

Parental presence in the recovery roomCan parents' presence before and after surgery help relieve the anxieties children experience in the operating room and waking up in the recovery room?While research indicates that parents find their presence in the recovery room to be beneficial to themselves and their children, many pediatric nurses oppose the practice.'We compared two groups, one where parents were with their children in the recovery room and the other where they were not, and evaluated the parents' perceptions of their children's behavior after surgery.For children who are hospitalized, one of the most traumatic fears is separation from home and parents.Being in an unfamiliar environment, hearing strange voices, smelling different odors, and seeing unfamiliar people dressed in threatening clothes and masks can be overwhelming and frightening.The study compared parental perceptions of