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Support for the Bereaved Family
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By
Ann Dent, SRN, PhD(Social Policy), Honourary Research Fellow, Bristol University, UK
Alison Stewart, RGN, RM, RHV, PhD(Nursing), Senior Lecturer and Postgraduate Programme Leader, School of Nursing, Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Description
The death of a child is an extremely sensitive issue -- one that requires nurses and other health professionals to be confident in helping
families cope with loss and bereavement. This insightful text provides techniques and skills for supporting family members, listening,
and offering appropriate assistance.
Audience
Nurses, midwives, health visitors
Contents
Introduction
Loss as part of family life
What is bereavement?
The grief of parents
The grief of children
The grief of grandparents
How
can we help bevereaved families?
How can health professionals help bereaved families in hospital?
How can professionals help bereaved
families in the community?
Support for ourselves
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Paperback, 268 pages, publication date: JAN-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-5646-7
ISBN-10: 0-7506-5646-8
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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062/629
Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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