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Pediatr Nurs
; 22(6): 500-7, 1996.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9087087
ABSTRACT
Interviews with 25 nurses in this grounded theory study show that when nurses recognized that a child's death was inevitable, they struggled with both grief distress and moral distress. Their distress occurred within the context of the nurse-patient relationship. Nurses employed a range of strategies to manage their distress. Several conditions facilitated or constrained nurses' strategies, and resulted in far-reaching implications both professionally and personally.