title: [The role of the nursing team caring for a child approaching the end of life].
abstract: In a general paediatric department, nurses may have to care for children suffering from severe life-threatening illnesses. When supporting the child and his/her parents, sometimes until the end of life, they must learn to manage their emotions and adopt a position which is both sympathetic and professional.
authors.affiliation: Cadre de santé puéricultrice, centre hospitalier de Villefranche-sur-Saône. echarvet@ch-villefranche.fr
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Charvet
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Langevin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D054521:Cultural Competency; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009746:Nursing, Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012944:Social Support; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*