INTERACTING WITH THE BEREAVED<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Interacting with a person experiencing grief is an important skill: several academic studies have shown that respectful and supportive interaction with a professional is of <\/span>great help<\/span> to people who have lost a loved one, both in the short and long term (according to the <\/span><\/span>evidence-based clinical guidelines for nursing<\/span><\/span> by the Finnish Nursing Research Foundation<\/a>). We can say that the skill of interacting with a grieving person is an integral part of the support that a professional can give to the bereaved. Whether your job description includes reporting, examination, rescuing, <\/span>nursing<\/span> or diagnosing, your duty as a professional is to ensure that your actions help the grieving person during <\/span>a very stressful<\/span> period in their life.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/div>What constitutes as good support and interaction?<\/h2><\/a><\/div><\/div>\nWhat type of professional interaction is beneficial to the grieving person?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/div>What issues may make interacting with the bereaved more difficult?<\/h2><\/a><\/div><\/div>\nProfessionals have a great desire and need to help a person who has lost a loved one. Why is it sometimes difficult to know what to do or say when interacting with the bereaved?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/div>What factors affect the support given to the bereaved?<\/h2><\/a><\/div><\/div>\nWhat can professionals and their employer organizations do to help the bereaved get better support?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Sources used on the website:<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nSources on the Internet:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Hoitoty\u00f6n tutkimuss\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6 (2018). \u00c4killisesti kuolleen henkil\u00f6n l\u00e4heisten tukeminen. Hoitoty\u00f6n suositus<\/em> (online). Hoitoty\u00f6n tutkimuss\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6n asettama ty\u00f6ryhm\u00e4. Helsinki: Hoitoty\u00f6n tutkimuss\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6, 2018 (accessed on 4 September 2018). Retrieved from www.hotus.fi<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- Poijula, S. (2018). Suru<\/em>. Soili Poijulan kotisivut (accessed on 9 November 2018). Retrieved from www.soilipoijula.fi\/tietosivut\/suru\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Literature:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Aho A-L., Savolainen S. (2012). Kirjallisuuskatsaus: Vanhempien selviytymist\u00e4 edist\u00e4v\u00e4t ja est\u00e4v\u00e4t tekij\u00e4t lapsen kuoleman j\u00e4lkeen<\/i>. Thanatos 1 (2), 1\u201328.<\/li>\n
- Dyregrov K., Dyregrov A. (2008).\u00a0Effective Grief and Bereavement Support. The Role of Family, Friends, Colleagues, Schools and Support Professionals. <\/em>Lontoo: JKP.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Erjanti H., Paunonen-Ilmonen M. (2004). Suru ja surevat. Surevien hoitoty\u00f6n perusteet<\/em>. Helsinki: WSOY. Vaikeus auttaa surevaa 145\u2013148, Auttajan taakka 151\u2013152<\/li>\n
- Hautala, E., Tuominen, E. (2017). Ensivaiheen tuki \u00e4killisesti puolisonsa menett\u00e4neelle. <\/i>Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulun opinn\u00e4ytety\u00f6 (AMK).<\/li>\n
- Hedrenius S., Johansson S. (2016). Kriisituki. Ensiapua onnettomuuksien, katastrofien ja j\u00e4rkytt\u00e4vien tapahtumien k\u00e4sittelyyn.<\/em> Tallinna: Tieotsanoma. Finnish translation by Strellman U. Swedish original Krisst\u00f6d vid vid olyckor, katastrofer ock sv\u00e5ra h\u00e4ndelser: att st\u00e4rka m\u00e4nniskors motst\u00e5ndskraft <\/em>(2013).<\/em><\/li>\n
- Itkonen J. (2018). Kun vauvaonni vaihtuu kuoleman suruun – Narratiivinen tutkimus kohtukuolemasta, lapsen kuoleman aiheuttamasta surusta ja selviytymisprosessista sek\u00e4 kirkon tuesta. <\/em>Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto.<\/li>\n
- Pulkkinen M. (2017). Surun syliss\u00e4. Suomalaisten kokemuksia menetyksest\u00e4.<\/em> Helsinki: S&S.<\/li>\n
- Saari, S; Kantanen, I.; K\u00e4m\u00e4r\u00e4inen, L.; Parviainen, K.; Valoaho, S.; Yli-Piril\u00e4, P. (toim.) (2009). H\u00e4d\u00e4n hetkell\u00e4 \u2013 psyykkisen ensiavun opas.<\/i> Helsinki: Kustannus Oy Duodecim ja Suomen Punainen Risti.<\/li>\n
- Savolainen S., Kaunonen M. & Aho A-L. (2013). Vanhempien selviytymist\u00e4 auttavat tekij\u00e4t lapsen kuoleman j\u00e4lkeen.<\/i> Hoitotiede 25 (3), 222\u2013235.<\/li>\n
- \nShariff<\/span>, A., Olson, J., Santos Salas, A. & Cranley, L. (2017). Nurses\u2019 experiences of providing care to bereaved families who experience unexpected death in intensive care units: A narrative overview.<\/em> Canadian Journal of Critical Care Nursing 28 (1), 21\u201329. Surevien saamaan tukeen vaikuttavat tekij\u00e4t.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
- Virta T., Kaunonen M., Aho A-L. (2017). Henkirikosuhrien l\u00e4heisten suru sek\u00e4 selviytymist\u00e4 edist\u00e4v\u00e4t ja est\u00e4v\u00e4t tekij\u00e4t. <\/i>Thanatos 6 (2), 5\u201348.<\/li>\n
- V\u00e4lim\u00e4ki, Elina (2017). Ei unohdu koskaan. Henkirikoksen j\u00e4ljet. <\/i>Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4: PS-kustannus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Other sources:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Poijula, Soili: Monikasvoinen suru. <\/em>Lahden kes\u00e4yliopiston 14.11.2018 j\u00e4rjest\u00e4m\u00e4 koulutus ja koulutusmateriaalit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
What <\/span>constitutes as<\/span> good support and interaction?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Treat the grieving person as an individual.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Treat](\"https:\/\/www.surevankohtaaminen.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/kohtaa-sureva-203x300.png\" "\\"kohtaa")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Map the support network and need for support. Ask what kind of support the grieving person wants.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Show compassion.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Show](\"https:\/\/www.surevankohtaaminen.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ole-lasna-244x300.png\" "\\"ole-lasna\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>It is important for the grieving person to know that you care. Listen and be present.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Give them your time.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Give](\"https:\/\/www.surevankohtaaminen.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/anna-aikaasi-248x300.png\" "\\"anna-aikaasi\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Reserve enough time for meeting the bereaved.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Interacting with a person experiencing grief is an important skill: several academic studies have shown that respectful and supportive interaction with a professional is of <\/span>great help<\/span> to people who have lost a loved one, both in the short and long term (according to the <\/span><\/span>evidence-based clinical guidelines for nursing<\/span><\/span> by the Finnish Nursing Research Foundation<\/a>). We can say that the skill of interacting with a grieving person is an integral part of the support that a professional can give to the bereaved. Whether your job description includes reporting, examination, rescuing, <\/span>nursing<\/span> or diagnosing, your duty as a professional is to ensure that your actions help the grieving person during <\/span>a very stressful<\/span> period in their life.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> What type of professional interaction is beneficial to the grieving person?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Professionals have a great desire and need to help a person who has lost a loved one. Why is it sometimes difficult to know what to do or say when interacting with the bereaved?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> What can professionals and their employer organizations do to help the bereaved get better support?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Sources on the Internet:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Literature:<\/strong><\/p>\n Other sources:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Map the support network and need for support. Ask what kind of support the grieving person wants.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> It is important for the grieving person to know that you care. Listen and be present.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Reserve enough time for meeting the bereaved.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>What constitutes as good support and interaction?<\/h2><\/a><\/div>
What issues may make interacting with the bereaved more difficult?<\/h2><\/a><\/div>
What factors affect the support given to the bereaved?<\/h2><\/a><\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Sources used on the website:<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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What <\/span>constitutes as<\/span> good support and interaction?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>
Treat the grieving person as an individual.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div>Show compassion.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div>Give them your time.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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