Saying goodbye in the intensive care unit: helping caregivers grieve
Small, M.; Engler, A.J.; Rushton, C.H.
Pediatric Nursing 17(1): 103-105
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0097-9805 PMID: 2000235 Document Number: 383250
The need for critical care caregivers to complete their own grief work when a patient dies deserves special attention. Positive coping with grief and loss can be encouraged through formal programs and individual and group memorial services.
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