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Special Report: Nursing. A Research-Based Sibling Visitation Program For The Neonatal Icu... Reprinted From Critical Care Nurse, Vol. 17, No. 2, April 1997, Innovision Communications, Aliso Viejo, Ca, L. Montgomery, Charmaine Kleiber, A. Nicholson, Martha Craft-Rosenberg
Special Report: Nursing. A Research-Based Sibling Visitation Program For The Neonatal Icu... Reprinted From Critical Care Nurse, Vol. 17, No. 2, April 1997, Innovision Communications, Aliso Viejo, Ca, L. Montgomery, Charmaine Kleiber, A. Nicholson, Martha Craft-Rosenberg
Martha J. Craft-Rosenberg
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Information Needs Of The Siblings Of Critically Ill Children, Charmaine Kleiber, L. Montgomery, Martha Craft-Rosenberg
Information Needs Of The Siblings Of Critically Ill Children, Charmaine Kleiber, L. Montgomery, Martha Craft-Rosenberg
Martha J. Craft-Rosenberg
This study explored parental and sibling perceptions and feelings about sibling information needs during a pediatric admission to an intensive care unit (ICU). Using a qualitative research design, parents (n = 14) and school-age siblings (n = 12) of children who were patients in ICU were interviewed using open-ended questions. Themes of information that the parents report having given to the siblings were similar to the themes that siblings report having heard. However, parents reported that the siblings had numerous questions about the reasons for hospitalization and expectations for the future of the family. The findings indicate that parents may …