• Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am · Jun 2020

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    Bereavement Care in the Adult Intensive Care Unit: Directions for Practice.

    • Alyssa Erikson and Jennifer McAdam.
    • Department of Nursing, California State University Monterey Bay, 100 Campus Center Drive, Seaside, CA 93955, USA. Electronic address: aerikson@csumb.edu.
    • Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2020 Jun 1; 32 (2): 281-294.

    AbstractBereavement support is recommended as part of family-centered care in critical care settings. This literature review describes the impact on a family after the death of a loved one in the intensive care unit (ICU) and how bereavement services could help. Potential components of a bereavement program are explored, including tangible contents (eg, bereavement brochure, sympathy card, memory making), family preferences, and optimal timing. A bereavement risk assessment tool is also described to more optimally meet families' needs. Finally, the goal of this review is to guide ICUs in planning and developing of a successful and sustainable bereavement program.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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