Educating children’s nurses for communicating bad news
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Educating children’s nurses for communicating bad news

Doreen Crawford Senior lecturer in nursing and midwifery, De Montfort University, Leicester, Nursing Children and Young People
Doris Corkin Lecturer, Queen’s University Belfast
Jane Coad Professor in children and family nursing, Coventry University
Rachel Hollis Lead nurse in children’s cancer, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Some parents are unhappy with the way news is broken to them. This article seeks to educate and inform the reflective practitioner on a series of communication strategies to enhance their skills. This is important because the way news is disclosed can affect the way news is accepted and the level of support the family will require. The importance of clarity, honesty and empathy is emphasised.

Nursing Children and Young People. 25, 8, 28-33. doi: 10.7748/ncyp2013.10.25.8.28.e365

Correspondence

doreen.crawford@rcnpublishing.co.uk

Conflict of interest

None declared

Peer review

This article has been subject to open peer review

Received: 17 February 2013

Accepted: 28 June 2013

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