Heiney S P, Dunaway N C, Webster J
Center for Cancer Treatment and Research, Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, SC, USA.
Oncol Nurs Forum. 1995 May;22(4):649-55.
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To describe a program for grieving children including the agenda, activities, and logistics of organizing the program.
Clinical observations and evaluations from the program; literature review.
A series of four seasonal programs were designed to promote a child's normal grieving process and enhance adjustment to the loss. Programs are cyclic, children are grouped by age, and activities are intended to promote expression of feelings, understanding of the loss, and good coping skills. A concurrent program for caregivers facilitates family communication and support.
The program demonstrated positive behavioral changes in grieving children and provides a model for other nurses to use in organizing similar programs.
Nurses should be familiar with key elements of children's grief and incorporate this into their practice, especially when caring for terminally ill patients who have children.
目的/目标：描述一个针对悲伤儿童的项目，包括该项目的议程、活动以及组织安排。
该项目的临床观察与评估；文献综述。
设计了一系列四个季节性项目，以促进儿童正常的悲伤过程，并增强对丧失的适应能力。项目是循环式的，儿童按年龄分组，活动旨在促进情感表达、对丧失的理解以及良好的应对技巧。同时为照顾者开展的项目有助于家庭沟通与支持。
该项目在悲伤儿童中显示出积极的行为变化，并为其他护士组织类似项目提供了一个模式。
护士应熟悉儿童悲伤的关键要素，并将其融入实践中，尤其是在照顾有孩子的绝症患者时。
