Care of bereaved parents after sudden infant death

Emergency Nurse

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 22-25

  Lawrence, Natalie ^a  

^a GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aftercare; Debriefing; Empathy; Infant Death; Mementoes; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NEWBORN; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SIBLING; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SIBLINGS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 77956830895     PISSN: 13545752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/en2010.06.18.3.22.c7826     Document Type: Review

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