Subject
Humans; Terminal Care; Attitude to Death; Neonatal Nursing; social support; Clinical Competence; Perinatal Care; Program Development; Needs Assessment; Nursing Methodology Research; Self Care; Risk Management; Family Nursing; Staff Development; Stress; Adaptation; Psychological; Models; Grief; Emergencies; Crisis Intervention
Description
The work of perinatal nurses sometimes includes emergencies involving death, or near death, which can leave health care providers with feelings of stress and grief. After experiencing a particularly stressful period, nurses at our organization identified processes to help themselves recover and to support each other. The result of this work is a written plan to facilitate the support of perinatal nurses after critical events. This article describes the development and implementation of this plan.
2014-03