title: Developing a process to support perinatal nurses after a critical event.
abstract: The work of perinatal nurses sometimes includes emergencies involving death, or near death, which can leave health care providers with feelings of stress and grief. After experiencing a particularly stressful period, nurses at our organization identified processes to help themselves recover and to support each other. The result of this work is a written plan to facilitate the support of perinatal nurses after critical events. This article describes the development and implementation of this plan.
authors.forename: Suzan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Foreman
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001293:Attitude to Death; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D004630:Emergencies / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D022143:Family Nursing; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D020380:Needs Assessment; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000592:standards; D016730:Program Development; D012308:Risk Management; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods; D012944:Social Support; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology
keywords: grief; perinatal nursing; secondary trauma; stress