Truth-telling to the seriously ill child - Nurses' experiences, attitudes, and beliefs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurses play an integral role in the care of children hospitalised with a serious illness. Although information about diagnostics, treatments, and prognosis are generally conveyed to parents and caregivers of seriously ill children by physicians, nurses spend a significant amount of time at the child's bedside and have an acknowledged role in helping patients and families understand the information that they have been given by a doctor. Hence, the ethical role of the nurse in truth disclosure to children is worth exploring.

Methods

A systematic academic database and grey literature search strategy was conducted using CINAHL, Medline Psych Info, and Google Scholar. Keywords used included truth, children, nurse, disclosure, serious illness, and communication. A total

SUBMITTER: El Ali M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11370149 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature