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Parenting Foster Children With Chronic Illness And Complex Medical Needs, Lori S. Lauver Phd, Rn
Parenting Foster Children With Chronic Illness And Complex Medical Needs, Lori S. Lauver Phd, Rn
College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations
The experience of parenting foster children with chronic illness and complex medical needs was explored in a phenomenological inquiry with 10 foster families. Thirteen participants currently fostering chronically ill children with complex medical needs were interviewed. Recorded interviews were transcribed and analyzed using van Manen's method. Data analysis yielded five essential themes: Foster parents described being committed to the child in their care, coming to know the needs of a medically complex foster child, and identifying effective and ineffective interventions encountered through day-to-day living with a medically complex child. Furthermore, they shared what it was like to experience loss of …