Care of the dying child. The demands of ethics.
The identification of terminally ill children is a crucial task for e care providers--but one they resist. Acknowledgement of a child's impending death permits both family and caregivers to help the child come to terms with his or her "illness-reality."
Bartholome
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University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City.
D001293:Attitude to Death; D002648:Child; D002654:Child Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D003142:Communication; D032882:Comprehension; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000523:psychology; D003657:Decision Making; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States