Clinical ethics in paediatric nursing: 3 Nursing in a pandemic

Involving the family in the care of a child in hospital is a cornerstone of good paediatric practice. This is realised by encouraging parental presence and participation in care in hospital, and through open communication and shared decision making between clinicians, parents, and the child where appropriate. However, the community and hospital restrictions which came into force during the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the usual practice of family-centred care. How did paediatric nurses navigate this? What ethical dilemmas resulted and how were these resolved or mitigated? Host: Prof John Massie, Clinical Bioethics Centre RCH. Guests: Ms Alie Barlow, Clinical Nurse Co-ordinator, Children’s Cancer Centre RCH, and Dr Jenny O’Neill, Clinical Nurse Consultant Bioethics, RCH.