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Great expectations: a position description for parents as caregivers: Part I.

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Sullivan-Bolyai, S; Sadler, L; Knafl, KA; Gilliss, CL
Published in: Pediatric nursing
November 2003

Parents caring for a child with a chronic condition must attend to a myriad of day-to-day management responsibilities and activities. This two-part series examines parental roles and responsibilities in detail. Part I will review both the adult and pediatric family caregiving literature. It will also describe four major caregiving responsibilities with associated tasks in both direct and indirect illness-related care, which parents are expected to perform when caring for a child with a chronic condition. These are: (a) managing the illness; (b) identifying, accessing, and coordinating resources; (c) maintaining the family unit; and (d) maintaining self. Part II (to be published in the next issue of Pediatric Nursing) will present a multifaceted list of parent caregiving management responsibilities and associated activities drawn from the literature. Clinical nursing implications associated with caregiver responsibilities and tasks will also be addressed.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Pediatric nursing

ISSN

0097-9805

Publication Date

November 2003

Volume

29

Issue

6

Start / End Page

457 / 461

Related Subject Headings

  • Parents
  • Humans
  • Family Relations
  • Decision Making
  • Chronic Disease
  • Caregivers
  • Adaptation, Psychological
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 3213 Paediatrics
  • 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
 

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Sullivan-Bolyai, S., Sadler, L., Knafl, K. A., & Gilliss, C. L. (2003). Great expectations: a position description for parents as caregivers: Part I. Pediatric Nursing, 29(6), 457–461.
Sullivan-Bolyai, Susan, Lois Sadler, Kathleen A. Knafl, and Catherine L. Gilliss. “Great expectations: a position description for parents as caregivers: Part I.Pediatric Nursing 29, no. 6 (November 2003): 457–61.
Sullivan-Bolyai S, Sadler L, Knafl KA, Gilliss CL. Great expectations: a position description for parents as caregivers: Part I. Pediatric nursing. 2003 Nov;29(6):457–61.
Sullivan-Bolyai, Susan, et al. “Great expectations: a position description for parents as caregivers: Part I.Pediatric Nursing, vol. 29, no. 6, Nov. 2003, pp. 457–61.
Sullivan-Bolyai S, Sadler L, Knafl KA, Gilliss CL. Great expectations: a position description for parents as caregivers: Part I. Pediatric nursing. 2003 Nov;29(6):457–461.
Journal cover image

Published In

Pediatric nursing

ISSN

0097-9805

Publication Date

November 2003

Volume

29

Issue

6

Start / End Page

457 / 461

Related Subject Headings

  • Parents
  • Humans
  • Family Relations
  • Decision Making
  • Chronic Disease
  • Caregivers
  • Adaptation, Psychological
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 3213 Paediatrics
  • 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine