id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-254277-hr5g1tkq Rozdilsky, Janlyn R. Enhancing Sibling Presence in Pediatric ICU 2005-12-12 .txt text/plain 6520 305 49 Nurses may overlook siblings and assume parents and other family members are supporting them; however, distraught parents may not have the insight to identify the needs of their well children [9] , not know how to explain the situation [10] , or even realize that well siblings benefit from being with their ill sister or brother. Integrating knowledge of child development and well sibling stressors, along with understanding of illness and family adaptation, creates a sibling policy that enables PICU nurses to use their expertise and situation to provide holistic care to critically ill children and their family support systems. Nurses caring for critically ill children are situated ideally to lessen the detrimental effects of intensive care hospitalization on well siblings through direct interventions that are aimed at preparing siblings for the PICU environment, and through indirect interventions that are aimed at parental education and support. ./cache/cord-254277-hr5g1tkq.txt ./txt/cord-254277-hr5g1tkq.txt