“Leave No Question Unanswered”: Nurses’ Role in Preparing Children’s Families During End-of-Life Care
Combining nurse experience and familiarity, clinical team collaborations, and family-responsive support may offer a comprehensive approach to preparing families of children nearing end of life. Studying end-of-life preparation with larger samples of nurses and families is necessary. Nurses may incorporate these actions into their serious illness care to help support families of children nearing end of life.
Authors
- Ijeoma Julie Eche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9024-6228)
- Jennifer M. Snaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2306-8994)
- Abby R. Rosenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7608-607X)
- Danielle D. DeCourcey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8309-6540)
- Elizabeth G. Broden Arciprete
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Critical Care
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2025791
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49