Palliative care for children: preparing undergraduate nursing students.
Children with life-threatening illnesses rarely benefit from palliative services. Because nurses spend more time with dying children than any other healthcare professional does, it is essential that they are prepared to address the complicated physical, psychological, legal, ethical, and spiritual issues associated with terminal illness and death. The authors discuss a course that provides students with the knowledge, skills, and attitude needed to provide comprehensive care for pediatric patients and their families.
Schreiner
Lynnette S
LS
NewmanDivision of Nursing, Emporia State University, 1127 Chestnut St, Emporia, KS 66801, USA. lschrein@emporia.edu
Pimple
Cathy
C
Wolf Bordonaro
Gaelynn P
GP
D001155:Art Therapy; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007615:Kansas; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D013850:Thinking; D014956:Writing