• J Pediatr Oncol Nurs · Jul 2015

    Comparative Study

    Novice Nurses' Experiences With Palliative and End-of-Life Communication.

    • Verna L Hendricks-Ferguson, Kathleen J Sawin, Kitty Montgomery, Claretta Dupree, Celeste R Phillips-Salimi, Barb Carr, and Joan E Haase.
    • Saint Louis University, School of Nursing, St Louis, MO, USA hendrivl@slu.edu.
    • J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2015 Jul 1; 32 (4): 240-52.

    AbstractHealth care providers recognize that delivery of effective communication with family members of children with life-threatening illnesses is essential to palliative and end-of-life care (PC/EOL). Parents value the presence of nurses during PC/EOL of their dying child. It is vital that nurses, regardless of their years of work experience, are competent and feel comfortable engaging family members of dying children in PC/EOL discussions. This qualitative-descriptive study used focus groups to explore the PC/EOL communication perspectives of 14 novice pediatric oncology nurses (eg, with less than 1 year of experience). Audio-taped focus group discussions were reviewed to develop the following 6 theme categories: (a) Sacred Trust to Care for the Child and Family, (b) An Elephant in the Room, (c) Struggling with Emotional Unknowns, (d) Kaleidoscope of Death: Patterns and Complexity, (e) Training Wheels for Connectedness: Critical Mentors during PC/EOL of Children, and (f) Being Present with an Open Heart: Ways to Maintain Hope and Minimize Emotional Distress. To date, this is the first study to focus on PC/EOL communication perspectives of novice pediatric oncology nurses. © 2015 by Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses.

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