“At Least I Can Push this Morphine”: PICU Nurses’ Approaches to Suffering Among Dying Children
Broden E, Eche-Ugwu I, DeCourcey D, Wolfe J, Hinds P, Snaman J. “At Least I Can Push this Morphine”: PICU Nurses’ Approaches to Suffering Among Dying Children. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 68: 132-141.e2. PMID: 38679304, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.04.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPICU nursesPediatric intensive care unitFocus groupsInterpretive descriptive qualitative studyVirtual focus groupsParents of childrenChild sufferingNursing approachPICU experienceNursing careDying childrenPsychosocial trainingPsychosocial responsesGeographically diverse sampleCare systemNursesThematic analysisOptimal careQualitative studyCare casesGrieving experiencePhysical sufferingTeam relationshipsIntensive care unitCare