Toward a Model of Caregiver Grief
Nurses' Experiences of Treating Dying Children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629682 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisa Kaplan (corresponding author), Lisa Jill Kaplan |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 187-206 |
| Publication date | 2000-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/ngg6-ypah-40ab-cnx0 |
| OpenAlex | W1993071572 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 29 |
This study explored the emotional experiences of fifteen American nurses who work with terminally ill children. Structured interviews were conducted which considered the relationships and the emotional experiences of one who works with dying children. Specific questions that addressed attitudes and reactions to the dying process were asked, and the notion of a grief reaction was explored. Results from this study indicate that participants experience a form of “emotional tension” in their struggle to balance the intense emotional feelings that exist when treating dying children with their desire and need to be competent care providers. Their emotional experiences are influenced by the relationship that is established with their patient and by the child's dying process. It was concluded that when caregivers recognize the need to grieve and express their feelings while acknowledging that this is a natural, normal, and appropriate manner in which to respond to the death of a patient, they then become better able to take care of themselves, and thus their patients. A proposed model of caregivers' grief is presented
Feeling · Grief · Psychotherapist · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology
Remembering Patients who Die
Caring for Dying Children and Their Families
Report on Bereavement and Grief Research
Caregivers in Death, Dying, and Bereavement Situations
Doing” healthcare at end-of-life
Flowering out of the stones
The Grief Experiences of Certified Nursing Assistants
Professional caregivers’ bereavement after patients’ deaths
Bereavement
Symptomatology and Management of Acute Grief
Grief and Bereavement
Palliative and Curative Care Nurses' Attitudes toward Dying and Death in the Hospital Setting
The Contribution of Death-Related Experiences to Health Care Providers' Attitudes toward Dying Patients
Physicians and the Terminal Patient
Hidden grievers
Helping health care staff deal with perinatal loss
Death in the Midst of Life
Seeking” and “finding” a lost object
In Conclusion
| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |