title: The concept of grief: a foundation for nursing research and practice.
abstract: In spite of the significance of grief as a human response, research to expand knowledge of this phenomenon has been impeded by the existence of a conceptual problem. In this study, a comprehensive and systematic review of both current and classic literature concerning grief was conducted within the disciplines of nursing and medicine. Findings contributed to the definition of grief as a pervasive, highly individualized, dynamic process that often is discussed normatively within professional disciplines. This definition provides not only a synthesis of knowledge concerning grief but a reconceptualization that can promote efforts to clarify this important concept for nursing.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 53201.
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Cowles
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Rodgers
mesh_terms: D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009732:Nursing Care; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000592:standards*