title: Caring for Pediatric Patients' Families at the Child's End of Life.
abstract: Nurses play an important role in supporting families who are faced with the critical illness and death of their child. Grieving families desire compassionate, sensitive care that respects their wishes and meets their needs. Families often wish to continue relationships and maintain lasting connections with hospital staff following their child's death. A structured bereavement program that supports families both at the end of their child's life and throughout their grief journey can meet this need.
authors.affiliation: Jodi E. Mullen is a clinical leader, pediatric intensive care unit, University of Florida Health, Shands Children's Hospital, Gainesville, Florida.Melissa R. Reynolds is a nurse manager, pediatric intensive care unit, University of Florida Health, Shands Children's Hospital.Jennifer S. Larson is an advanced hospice and palliative social worker in pediatric hematology/oncology, University of Florida Health, Shands Children's Hospital. muljod@shands.ufl.edu.
authors.forename: Jodi E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mullen
authors.affiliation: Jodi E. Mullen is a clinical leader, pediatric intensive care unit, University of Florida Health, Shands Children's Hospital, Gainesville, Florida.Melissa R. Reynolds is a nurse manager, pediatric intensive care unit, University of Florida Health, Shands Children's Hospital.Jennifer S. Larson is an advanced hospice and palliative social worker in pediatric hematology/oncology, University of Florida Health, Shands Children's Hospital.
authors.forename: Melissa R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.affiliation: Jodi E. Mullen is a clinical leader, pediatric intensive care unit, University of Florida Health, Shands Children's Hospital, Gainesville, Florida.Melissa R. Reynolds is a nurse manager, pediatric intensive care unit, University of Florida Health, Shands Children's Hospital.Jennifer S. Larson is an advanced hospice and palliative social worker in pediatric hematology/oncology, University of Florida Health, Shands Children's Hospital.
authors.forename: Jennifer S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Larson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods*