Professional nurse (London, England)
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1. The nurse's role in special care baby units must develop from one of taking charge of the baby to sharing the care with the parents. 2. ⋯ Nurse education must emphasise the need to value parental involvement in care. 4. The ultimate goal should be the baby's integration into its family.
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A standard to meet high expectations. Assuring quality care for families of intensive care patients.
1. To give truly holistic care, nurses need to appreciate the family stress response to critical care hospitalisation. 2. Standard setting is an ideal way of meeting relatives' self-perceived needs in intensive care. 3. All staff should be involved with implementation for it to be successful.
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Palliative care nurses can experience profound feelings of grief and helplessness when a patient dies. Staff support can help them work through their feelings of grief and use them as growing experiences.