title: Providing compassionate care to the pediatric patient undergoing enucleation of the eye.
abstract: This article focuses on the care of the pediatric patient undergoing enucleation of the eye. It discusses the diagnoses related to the surgical procedure including blind, painful eye and retinoblastoma. It describes the nursing considerations such as impact on both patient and family, postoperative nursing care, emotional issues, teaching and follow-up required to best care for the patient undergoing this life-altering surgery.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles St. Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dodge-Palomba
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001828:Body Image; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004645:Empathy; D015353:Eye Enucleation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D005135:Eye Protective Devices; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005239:Fear; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods