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Survey of sibling and peer visitation policies in southern California hospitals |
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| Authors: | Elizabeth C. Poster Cecily Lynn Betz |
| Affiliation: | 1. Assistant Director of Nursing Services, Developmental Disabilities and Mental Retardation , Neuropsychiatric Institute, UCLA , 760 Westwood Plaza, Room 17‐369, Los Angeles, California, 90024;2. Nursing Program Coordinator, Developmental Disabilities and Mental Retardation , Neuropsychiatric Institute, UCLA , 760 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California, 90024 |
| Abstract: | A survey of southern California hospitals identified current visitation policies and the rationale for the restrictions of siblings and peers. Questionnaires mailed to the nursing administrators of 212 hospitals having designated pediatric beds indicated that the majority allowed some form of sibling visitation. The rationales for restriction most frequently given were prevention of infection and spread of communicable disease. The results indicate a gap between sibling visitation research and the theoretical rationale given to support restrictive policies. |
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