title: A student nurse intervenes to foster grandfather/grandchild bonding.
abstract: This article describes the important role played by a student nurse in assisting a new grandparent bond with his granddaughter. This grandfather had been a noncustodial parent to his daughter, and as such, was anxious about his new role. The increasing numbers of noncustodial parents becoming grandparents presents a new problem facing nurses in helping a family meet their new members. The opportunity for grandparent/grandchild bonding may be enhanced by nurses who are sensitive to the less-than-perfect relationship that might exist between a noncustodial parent and the adult child. These grandparents may need encouragement to find their place in the life of the new child.
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri, Sinclair School of Nursing, Columbia 65211, USA.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Bullock
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D013338:Students, Nursing