Staff groups in a pediatric hospital: content and coping.
The experience of staff members of a children's hospital, as presented in ward or staff groups, is considered. Staff meetings were initiated to share work-related concerns and feelings engendered by caring for hospitalized children. Significant stresses experienced by staff are described, and successful coping patterns are identified.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D003142:Communication; D003422:Critical Care / Q000523:psychology; D006117:Grief; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012931:Social Environment