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When a parent dies from cancer.

L Buxbaum1, J M Brant

  • 1Deaconess Billings Clinic, P.O. Box 37000, Billings, MT 59107, USA.

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing
|April 15, 2003
PubMed
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Nurses support children coping with parental cancer death by assessing coping strategies, family, and community resources. Early assessment and interventions like grief groups and counseling aid healthy grieving.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Oncology Nursing
  • Childhood Bereavement
  • Psychosocial Support

Background:

  • Parental cancer death presents unique grief challenges for surviving children.
  • Nurses are pivotal in providing care and support to these children.
  • Understanding the child's psychosocial context is crucial for effective intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline the role of nurses in caring for children experiencing parental cancer death.
  • To identify key assessment components for children's grief.
  • To suggest interventions that facilitate healthy grieving in pediatric cancer bereavement.

Main Methods:

  • Assessment of the child's coping mechanisms.
  • Evaluation of the family environment and available community resources.

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  • Identification of potential problematic grief reactions through early assessment.

    • Main Results:

    • Assessment of coping, family, and community resources influences a child's grief progression.
    • Early identification of grief issues can lead to better outcomes.
    • Effective interventions include grief groups, counseling, information provision, memory creation, and promoting normalcy.

    Conclusions:

    • Nurses' comprehensive assessment is vital for children grieving a parent's cancer death.
    • Proactive nursing interventions significantly support children's adaptation and healthy grieving.
    • A multi-faceted approach addressing individual, family, and community factors optimizes care.