Issues in comprehensive pediatric nursing
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Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs · Sep 2013
"You've only got one chance to get it right": children's cancer nurses' experiences of providing palliative care in the acute hospital setting.
The aim of this study was to understand children's cancer nurses experiences of providing palliative care in the acute hospital setting. Palliative care for children with cancer is rarely hospital- centred and predominately care is provided in the community or hospice setting. Vast research has looked at the experiences of children's nurses providing palliative care within the child's home environment or the hospice. ⋯ Five themes emerged which were "lack of a plan", "managing the symptoms", 'family", and "experience". Categories within these themes were devised from participant narratives. The findings of this research study suggest nurses need specific palliative care education not only at pre-registration level but also continuing professional development.