title: The child and family facing death.
abstract: When children are diagnosed with life threatening illnesses such as cancer, their lives and their families' lives are changed forever. The nurse has valuable roles as advocate, facilitator, teacher, and support throughout the child's illness and death. The purpose of this article is to provide practical and applicable information to nurses regarding their clinical practice with children and families facing death.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rochester
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013727:Terminal Care