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Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in the Neonatal ICU: Experiences and Beliefs Among Staff

OBJECTIVES: Studies in adult patients have shown that do-not-resuscitate orders are often associated with decreased medical intervention. In neonatology, this phenomenon has not been investigated, and how do-not-resuscitate orders potentially affect…

Staff experiences with end-of-life care in the pediatric intensive care unit

The purposes of this study were to describe the experiences of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) staff caring for a child who dies, and to determine whether responses included unprompted indications of moral distress as described in the…

Tags: 2008, Backlog, Dupree CY, Grief, Hospital/psychology, Humans, Intensive Care Units, Interviews as Topic/methods, Journal Article, Journal of Palliative Medicine, Lee KJ, Medical, Medical Staff, Pediatric, Professional-patient Relations, Psychological, Stress, Technology, Terminal Care/ethics/methods

The experiences of Chinese family members of terminally ill patients - a qualitative study

AIM: To describe and understand the experiences of Chinese family members of terminally ill patients during the end of life process in a palliative care unit. BACKGROUND: Palliative care aims to provide care to dying patients and their family…

New and lingering controversies in pediatric end-of-life care

OBJECTIVES: Professional societies, ethics institutes, and the courts have recommended principles to guide the care of children with life-threatening conditions; however, little is known about the degree to which pediatric care providers are aware of…

Consultation with children in hospital: children, parents' and nurses' perspectives

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To explore children's, parents' and nurses' views on participation in care in the healthcare setting. BACKGROUND: Children have a right to be consulted and involved in their care. DESIGN: The grounded theory method was used and…

Grieving the death of a child: supporting health professionals who care for grieving patients may benefit all

2006

Tags: 2006, Backlog, Bmj, Child, Death, Grief, Hospital/psychology, Humans, Journal Article, Medical Staff, Parents/psychology, PedPal Lit, Social Support, Suicide/psychology, Vrabtchev SV

Transition of care: health care professionals' view

There is much anxiety regarding the transfer of adolescents with chronic illness to adult services. Transfer of patients can be haphazard if the transition has not been planned. Problems and obstacles to transition have been identified and discussed…

Hospital staff and family perspectives regarding quality of pediatric palliative care.

BACKGROUND: Development of a pediatric palliative care program was preceded by a needs assessment that included a staff survey and family interviews regarding improving pediatric palliative care. METHODS: Four hundred forty-six staff members and…

Factors explaining variability among caregivers in the intent to restrict life-support interventions in a pediatric intensive care unit

OBJECTIVE: To explore patient-related factors which influence the decisions of pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) caregivers to restrict life-support interventions. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTING: A university-affiliated pediatric ICU.…

Perinatal loss. A critique of current hospital practices

Dramatic improvements in the hospital management of perinatal loss have taken place in the past 20 years. However, there has been no critical examination of current approaches. Four possible hazards of current hospital practice are described: 1)…

Pediatric nurses' individual and group assessments of palliative, end-of-life, and bereavement care

BACKGROUND: Although pediatric nurses working in children's hospitals often provide care to dying children, little is known about their palliative care beliefs and experiences as individuals or members of groups within the hospital. OBJECTIVE: To…

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