Parents' Experience With Their Child's Cancer Diagnosis: Do Hopefulness, Family Functioning, and Perceptions of Care Matter?

Conclusions: By recognizing families who continue to struggle with the diagnosis, nurses may be better equipped to approach families and evaluate their needs, including coping and adaptation. Asking parents about their experience can also lead to more appropriate and timely care and referral and allows nurses to provide care that engenders hopefulness.

Source: Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing - June 11, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Popp, J. M., Conway, M., Pantaleao, A. Tags: Reasearch Source Type: research