Parents' experiences of healthcare provider actions when their child dies: An integrative review of the literature

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 5-20

  Butler, Ashleigh ^a,b   Hall, Helen ^a   Willetts, Georgina ^a   Copnell, Beverley ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Death; Healthcare provider; Paediatrics; Parents' experience; Review

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84920984115     PISSN: 15390136     EISSN: 17446155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jspn.12097     Document Type: Review

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