Preparing for the Unimaginable: How Pediatric ICU Nurses Prepare Families for the Dying Process
Broden E, Eche-Ugwu I, DeCourcey D, Snaman J. Preparing for the Unimaginable: How Pediatric ICU Nurses Prepare Families for the Dying Process. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 67: e662-e663. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life symptomsPICU nursesDying processPediatric intensive care unitRisk of adverse outcomesNurse-initiatedChild deathsNurse-led interventionPediatric ICU nursesTeam collaborationAnalyzing focus groupsQualitative descriptive studyICU nursesNursing perspectiveDying childrenDecisional regretNursesBereaved parentsThematic analysisDescriptive studyFocus groupsParents' perspectivesGrief outcomesPreparatory actionsThe PERCEIVE Study: Pediatric Oncology Nurses’ Perspectives on Roles as Psychosocial Interventionists
Eche-Ugwu I, Aronowitz T, Broden E, Merz A, Wolfe J, Feraco A. The PERCEIVE Study: Pediatric Oncology Nurses’ Perspectives on Roles as Psychosocial Interventionists. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 67: e545-e546. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric oncology nursesPsychosocial care provisionOncology nurses' perspectivesPsychosocial careOncology nursesAfrican American familiesNursing perspectiveCare provisionPsychosocial resourcesIndividual interviewsNurse-led psychosocial interventionsFocus groupsProvision of psychosocial careAfrican American families of childrenCare team dynamicsParental psychosocial healthMultisite qualitative studyAmerican familiesFamilies of childrenPsychosocial healthPsychosocial interventionsNon-HispanicNursesClinician's roleAfrican American parents“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