The nurse working in the emergency department provides care to an infant who arrived in cardiac and respiratory arrest. Resuscitative efforts failed and the infant's cause of death is sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

Question

The parents are grieving and will need collaborative interventions. Which interventions does the nurse plan for when providing care to these parents?
Select all that apply.
A) A psychosocial assessment
B) A grief counselor referral
C) A psychotherapist referral
D) A visit from the chaplain
E) A social services consult

Answer 1

Answer: A, B, C, D

Collaborative care for the parents may include grief counselors, chaplains and religious leaders, nurses (including school nurses working with older children who lose a sibling), and psychotherapists. In particular, the parents' grief will be acute, and they should receive a psychosocial assessment at each healthcare interaction. A social services consult is necessary for incidences of child abuse and is not appropriate for an infant who died from SIDS.