Communicating about end-of-life issues with a pediatric patient and their families
can be difficult and uncomfortable for many nurses. The purposes of this article are
to provide nurses a foundational overview of the child's understanding of death through
the lens of awareness, development, and experience and to provide effective ways for
nurses to implement this knowledge as they approach the topic of death with patients
and their families.
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Published online: January 16, 2012
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1There were no prior presentations of this article or extramural funding. Author receives no commercial financial support.
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