Caring for dying children: nurses' experiences |
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Authors: | B Davies D Clarke S Connaughty K Cook B MacKenzie J McCormick M O'Loane C Stutzer |
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Affiliation: | School of Nursing at University of British Columbia, Vancouver. |
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Abstract: | Interviews with 25 nurses in this grounded theory study show that when nurses recognized that a child's death was inevitable, they struggled with both grief distress and moral distress. Their distress occurred within the context of the nurse-patient relationship. Nurses employed a range of strategies to manage their distress. Several conditions facilitated or constrained nurses' strategies, and resulted in far-reaching implications both professionally and personally. |
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