A Novice Nurse in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Multiple Choice

A novice nurse in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) has just performed postmortem care on a premature infant who passed away. The novice nurse asks to be excused near the end of the shift. Which interventions can be implemented to support this nurse? Select all that apply.

A) Schedule additional education on bereavement care
B) Ask a seasoned nurse to talk with the novice nurse
C) Tell the nurse it is OK to grieve with the family
D) Recommend that the nurse transfer to another unit
E) Assign the nurse to stable clients only