| Description |
vi, 64 leaves ; 29 cm |
| Note |
Printout. |
| Thesis |
Thesis (M.S.)--Saint Joseph College, Connecticut, 2003. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-61). |
| Summary |
Nurses provide care to children with terminal and life-threatening illnesses as the illnesses progress. Literature provides conflicting reports regarding the quality of palliative and hospice services for these children and their families. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to learn of the lived experiences of parents who had a child die while receiving hospice support. Common themes emerged from interviews of mothers who described the experience they shared with their child as their child's death was approaching, an experience each mother has integrated into her life experience. An appreciation of this integration and awareness of these themes may enhance the care of the terminally ill child and his or her mother provided by nurses who care for children. |
| Subject |
Children -- Death.
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Terminally ill children -- Hospice care.
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Parents of terminally ill children.
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| Running Title |
Experience of parents |
| Other Title |
Experience of parents surrounding a child's death |
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