bibliographic annotation

The article that my professor provided me with is a good article called Caring for Dying Children: Assessing the Needs of the Pediatric Palliative Care Nurse. It talks about the studies that clarify the needs for sick, dying children and their families. While describing the needs of  these children and families, it also shows the history and future of palliative nursing care. Palliative care nursing is basically taking care of a dying child physically and mentally. Physically, they have to treat their pain and make them feel as comfortable as possible. Mentally, they must keep help the child cope with what is going on as well as helping the family cope. Not only does a dying patient play a role in their own and families life it also takes its toll on the nurse. The palliative nurse must know how to control all their emotions when a child dies, and also be able to limit the stress that it may cause on them.