Convocating student explores impact of patient's death on nurses

When a child dies from cancer, it is almost unbearably tragic for family and friends. And, as a recent research study indicates, it may also adversely affect the career of the registered nurse who cared for that child. In her doctoral research, Faculty of Nursing graduate student Angela Morck, who will convocate on Monday, examined the effects of a death of a child on the pediatric oncology nurse. She discovered that nurses struggle to navigate the ideals of nursing versus the realities of practice when working with dying children. Read more here.