Abstract Objective To identify the importance of the option of family presence in emergencies and invasive procedures and the limitations to the effectiveness of this practice. Methods Integrative review, in the period from 2010 to 2018, in the LILACS, Medline, PubMed and SciELO databases; 36 articles were analyzed according to the inclusion criteria. Results Elaborated empirical categories: 1- importance of the option of family presence in emergencies and invasive procedures (35 articles), with units of meaning, family as source of […]
