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"At Least I Can Push this Morphine": PICU Nurses' Approaches to Suffering Among Dying Children.

Elizabeth G BrodenIjeoma Julie Eche-UgwuDanielle D DeCourceyJoanne WolfePamela S HindsJennifer Snaman
Published in: Journal of pain and symptom management (2024)
While physical suffering may be remedied with direct nursing care, holistically attending to EOL suffering in the PICU requires both bolstering external processes and strengthening PICU nurses' internal resources. Improving psychosocial training and optimizing interprofessional care systems could better support dying children and their families.
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