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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildDeathHumansIntensive Care Units, PediatricParentsQualitative ResearchTerminal CareConceptsPaediatric 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