Development of a perinatal grief checklist.
The perinatal nurse faces one of the most difficult tasks in caring for families surviving the death of a newborn. This situation generates anxiety, depression, and frustration unless a plan designed for such situations is available. At Woman's Hospital of Texas, a group of nurses worked together to develop a tool to use as a guide through a difficult but meaningful nursing intervention. The process of the development and use of the Perinatal Grief Checklist is described.
D003643:Death; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D008297:Male; D009737:Nursing Records; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D009769:Object Attachment; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D013781:Texas