The hospital nurses, after attending a conference on nursing burnout, discuss among themselves strategies to use when working with families of dying children. Which of the following would be helpful? Select all that apply
1. Planning the child and family's care alone as the primary nurse
2. Participating in team decisions regarding the dying child's plan of care
3. Declining the family's invitation to attend the child's funeral
4. Participating in a mentoring relationship with experienced hospice nurses
5. Participating in support groups with mental health professionals
2; 4; 5
Rationale:
1. Planning the child's care alone might result in an excessive burden of guilt.
2. Team decisions, mentorship, and support groups all alleviate the responsibility of providing nursing care and coping with the death of a child alone.
3. Distancing oneself from the family can result in unresolved grief.
4. Team decisions, mentorship, and support groups all alleviate the responsibility of providing nursing care and coping with the death of a child alone.
5. Team decisions, mentorship, and support groups all alleviate the responsibility of providing nursing care and coping with the death of a child alone.
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