Other Titles

Coping strategies for infant loss

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine how accurately the nurse assessed what the patient/family's need for the chaplain was and what the chaplain's assessment of the families' actual need was at the time of a perinatal loss.

Description

44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.

Author Details

Melanie L. Chichester, BSN, Labor & Delivery, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Delaware, USA; Sheryl Allston, MDiv, BS, Christiana Care Health Services, Newark, Delaware, USA

Sigma Membership

Beta Xi

Lead Author Affiliation

Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Delaware, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Chaplain, Nursing Assessment, Spirituality

Conference Name

44th Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2017

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Perinatal loss chaplain utilization: What nurses request and what patients actually need

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

The purpose of this study was to determine how accurately the nurse assessed what the patient/family's need for the chaplain was and what the chaplain's assessment of the families' actual need was at the time of a perinatal loss.