Description:
This module focuses on care at the actual time of a child's death, emphasizing the preparation necessary to ensure the best care at this critical event in the trajectory of illness.

Objectives:

• Assess physical, psychological, social, and spiritual care needs and interventions for an imminently dying child and his/her family.
• Discuss five responsibilities of the nurse following the death of a child.
• Identify personal experiences with death; and describe resources the nurse can access when seeking support in caring for the dying child and his/her family.

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