2024
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
2023
Existential Care in Daily Nursing Practice
Tarbi E, Broden E, Rosa W, Hayden A, Morgan B. Existential Care in Daily Nursing Practice. American Journal Of Nursing 2023, 123: 42-48. PMID: 37732668, PMCID: PMC10805359, DOI: 10.1097/01.naj.0000979092.39243.d4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuffering 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 routinesCareFamilyPatientsHospitalAdmissionBedsideAcutePeopleBarriersThe 2023-2026 Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Research Agenda
Coats H, Doyon K, Isaacson M, Tay D, Rosa W, Mayahara M, Kates J, Frechman E, Wright P, Boyden J, Broden E, Hinds P, James R, Keller S, Thrane S, Mooney-Doyle K, Sullivan S, Xu J, Tanner J, Natal M. The 2023-2026 Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Research Agenda. Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Nursing 2023, 25: 55-74. PMID: 36843048, DOI: 10.1097/njh.0000000000000935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelivery of hospicePalliative Nurses AssociationQuality improvement initiativesEvidence-based practiceNurses AssociationPalliative careEquitable deliveryImprovement initiativesExpert careHospiceCareResearch agendaNursesOrganizational fundingHPNAIllnessAssociationPalliationPracticeStakeholdersFocusAgendaFundingQualityResearch
2022
Nursing Care at End of Life in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation.
Broden E, Hinds P, Werner-Lin A, Quinn R, Asaro L, Curley M. Nursing Care at End of Life in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation. American Journal Of Critical Care 2022, 31: 230-239. PMID: 35466341, PMCID: PMC11289849, DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2022294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing care requirementsPediatric intensive care unitIllness trajectoryCare requirementsNursing care needsWithdrawal of life-sustaining treatmentWithdrawal of life supportLife-sustaining treatmentAssociated with pain scoresPattern of painCritical care devicesPain scoresDay of deathNursing careRandomized Evaluation of Sedation TitrationCare needsRespiratory Failure trialComfort medicationsDaily painNursesPediatric intensive care unit patientsParents' perspectivesSecondary analysisCritical careParents' perceptionsShifting 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