Moral distress has been widely reviewed across many care contexts and among a range of
disciplines. Interest in this area has produced a plethora of studies, commentary and …

The application of palliative and hospice care to newborns in the neonatal intensive care
unit (NICU) has been evident for over 30 years. This article addresses the history, current …

Background Neonatology has made significant advances in the last 30 years. Despite the
advances in treatments, not all neonates survive and a palliative care model is required …

This article explores the 2014 Institute of Medicine׳ s recommendation concerning primary
palliative care as integral to all neonates and their families in the intensive care setting. We …

To explore attitudes and beliefs of neonatal nurses toward nursing care for dying
neonates;(2) to estimate the influence of neonatal nurses' personal and professional …

Background: A significant number of newborns are affected by life-limiting or life-threatening
conditions. Despite this prevalence, there are inconsistencies in attitudes toward, and …

Referrals to children's palliative care services typically occur late in the illness trajectory, with
many children who would benefit not referred at all. Previous studies report health care …

PURPOSE: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Infant Mortality
Statistics, 28 384 infants died in the United States in 2005. On examining the state of the …

Objective: Neonatal nurses face numerous barriers in providing end-of-life (EOL) care for
neonates and their families. Addressing neonatal nurses' attitudes could provide insight into …

Purpose Neonatal palliative care becomes an option for critically ill neonates when death is
inevitable. Assessing nurses' attitudes towards, barriers to, and facilitators of neonatal …