Caring for the Child with Palliative Care Needs

Nursing Staff’s Perception of Barriers in Providing End-of-Life Care to Terminally Ill Pediatric Patients in Southeast Iran

“…8 Unfortunately, the transition to EOL care is often late and abrupt in pediatrics 9 and seems inherently unnatural in the mind of many parents and doctors, who often struggle to accept that nothing more can be done for a child. 10 Pediatric palliative care (PPC) is a relatively new and developing specialty, 11 which begins when an illness is diagnosed and continues regardless of whether or not a child receives treatment directed at the disease. 12 Health care professionals face numerous obstacles and challenges while providing care to this unique population of clients and their families, 2 which differ from those cited for adults.…”