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

CONCLUSION: A paucity of literature exploring the experiences, attitudes, and beliefs of nurses with regard to truth-telling to seriously ill children is evident. Little consideration has been given to the role nurses play in communicating medical information to children in a hospital setting. The 17 articles included in the review focused on cancer, and HIV, diagnosis, and end-of-life care. Further research should be undertaken to explore the experiences and attitudes of nurses to clinical information sharing to children hospitalised with a wide range of serious illnesses and in diverse clinical scenarios.PMID:38128903 | DOI:10.1177/09697330231215952
Source: Nursing Ethics - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research