The nurse notes that the parents of a critically ill child spend a large amount of time talking with the parents of another child who is also seriously ill. They talk with these parents more than with the nurses. How should the nurse interpret this situat
a. Parent-to-parent support is valuable.
b. Dependence on other parents in crisis is unhealthy.
c. This is occurring because the nurses are unresponsive to the parents.
d. This has the potential to increase friction between the parents and nursing staff.
ANS: A
Veteran parents share experiences that cannot be supplied by other support systems. They have known the stress related to diagnosis, have weathered the many transition times, and have a practical remembering of resources. The parents can be mutually supportive during times of crisis. Nursing staff cannot provide the type of support that is realized from other parents who are experiencing similar situations. Friction should not exist between the nursing staff and the family of the child who is critically ill.
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