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  • An exploration of the grief experiences of neonatal nurses: A focus group study

    Author(s)
    Kain, VJ
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Kain, Victoria J.
    Year published
    2013
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    Abstract
    Aim: To explore the grief reactions of neonatal nurses caring for dying babies. Methods: This study utilises a qualitative research design. Focus group methods explored neonatal nurses' beliefs, perceptions and experiences of death, dying, grief and loss associated with clinical practice in the neonatal intensive care unit. A deductive data analysis framework was employed to catalogue participant responses into corresponding constructs. Results: Data collected from the focus group interviews were aggregated in deductive analysis against three constructs: Acknowledgement of loss; recognition of the relationship; and inclusion ...
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    Aim: To explore the grief reactions of neonatal nurses caring for dying babies. Methods: This study utilises a qualitative research design. Focus group methods explored neonatal nurses' beliefs, perceptions and experiences of death, dying, grief and loss associated with clinical practice in the neonatal intensive care unit. A deductive data analysis framework was employed to catalogue participant responses into corresponding constructs. Results: Data collected from the focus group interviews were aggregated in deductive analysis against three constructs: Acknowledgement of loss; recognition of the relationship; and inclusion of the griever. Conclusion: The findings from this research contribute to a definition of grief as a pervasive, highly individualized, dynamic process that often is discussed normatively within professional healthcare disciplines. Neonatal nurses routinely deal with grief and feelings of loss. It is important that a framework be developed to help understand the process and to guide appropriate interventions for ongoing support.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Neonatal Nursing
    Volume
    19
    Issue
    2
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2012.04.001
    Subject
    Nursing
    Nursing not elsewhere classified
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/173165
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