2024
“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
2023
Suffering in Acute and Critical Care
Broden E, Foxwell A. Suffering in Acute and Critical Care. 2023, 107-119. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197667934.003.0009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCritical care settingNursing perspectiveBedside nursesInpatient contextCare settingsCritical careNursesHospital admissionIntensive care unitCare unitPatient populationFamilies of choicePotential barriersMultiple domainsSufferingEveryday routinesCareFamilyPatientsHospitalAdmissionBedsideAcutePeopleBarriers
2022
Shifting and intersecting needs: Parents’ experiences during and following the withdrawal of life sustaining treatments in the paediatric intensive care unit
Broden E, Werner-Lin A, Curley M, Hinds P. Shifting and intersecting needs: Parents’ experiences during and following the withdrawal of life sustaining treatments in the paediatric intensive care unit. Intensive And Critical Care Nursing 2022, 70: 103216. PMID: 35219558, PMCID: PMC9128001, DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2022.103216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPaediatric intensive care unitDying childrenCare needsChild's end-of-life careEnd-of-life careEnd-of-life needsIntensive care unit processesNursing care needsIntensive care unitWithdrawal of life-sustaining treatmentWithdrawal of life supportLong-term griefLife-sustaining treatmentCare unitNursing careNursing supportClinical careNursesParents' prioritiesParents' experiencesParents' perceptionsParental griefArray of emotionsParental adaptationLife support
2020
Defining a "Good Death" in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
Broden E, Deatrick J, Ulrich C, Curley M. Defining a "Good Death" in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. American Journal Of Critical Care 2020, 29: 111-121. PMID: 32114610, PMCID: PMC11288184, DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2020466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-of-lifeDying childrenPediatric intensive care unitIntensive care unitEnd-of-life careParents' perspectivesCare unitBedside nursing careEnd-of-life eventsConcept analysisStudy of ParentsCase of carePerspective of parentsNursing carePediatric nursesInpatient settingChild deathsDeceased childrenPromote parentEmpirical study of parentsParents' viewsCareEmpirical referentsSocietal attitudesDatabase search