Exploring perinatal death with midwifery students' using a collaborative art project
Grief; Perinatal Death; Affective Learning; Artist; Collaborative Artwork; Education Nursing; Female; Humans; Infant Newborn; Ireland; Midwifery/ Education; Midwifery Students; Mothers/psychology; Parents; Perinatal Death; Pregnancy; Students Nursing
OBJECTIVE: To explore the influence of the Amulet artwork and exhibition on midwifery students' perceptions of caring for parents experiencing perinatal death. DESIGN: A descriptive qualitative design involving face-to-face semi-structured interviews following institutional ethical approval. SETTING: A regional Maternity Hospital in Ireland which hosted the National Artwork and Exhibition exploring the hidden world of infant death. PARTICIPANTS: A purposive sample of six consenting post registration midwifery students who had attended the Amulet artwork and exhibition. FINDINGS: Four core themes emerged and these were i) entering the mother's world and hearing her pain; ii) the journey of grief and connecting with the bereaved parent's unique experience; iii) facing the challenge of providing effective perinatal bereavement care; and iv) maintaining a journey of compassionate practice. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Exposure to, and reflection on the Amulet artwork and exhibition increased students' awareness and insight into the non-linear nature of the grieving process, and to the importance of maintaining a journey of compassionate care for parents experiencing perinatal death. The findings suggest that the use of creative women-centered strategies promote affective learning in relation to perinatal death and so may be of use to educators and maternity care providers. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Barry M; Quinn C; Bradshaw C; Noonan M; Brett M; Atkinson S; New C
Nurse Education Today
2017
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<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.09.004" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1016/j.nedt.2016.09.004</a>
We need to attract more students to palliative care
Choice; Health Services Accessibility; Hospice And Palliative Care Nursing; Humans Personnel Selection; Students Nursing; Terminal Care/manpower
A good palliative care service is responsive, available to families where they want it, provided round the clock, and co-ordinated by a lead healthcare professional or team. This is the view of one hospice director of care in response to a draft good practice guideline on end of life care from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
Walker C
Nursing Children And Young People
2016
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<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/ncyp.28.8.5.s1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.7748/ncyp.28.8.5.s1</a>