Supporting families of critically ill children
- 1 July 1994
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Clinical Nursing
- Vol. 3 (4) , 213-218
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.1994.tb00391.x
Abstract
Having a critically ill child can be a heart-breaking experience. The sudden transformation of a healthy child to a critically ill or injured child causes parents to undergo feelings of pain and shock. Parents with a critically ill child are in acute need of support and intervention by caregivers. This article describes a parents' support group, conducted as part of a nursing programme student experience, in a pediatric critical-care unit. This experience provides information concerning the group that others may wish to replicate.Keywords
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