Case Study

A young professional couple, both age 30, have been married for 8 years. They have waited for 3 years to begin their family. The wife becomes pregnant and has a healthy baby girl. The family appears happy, and the child is developing normally. One summer afternoon, the 3-year-old girl wanders outside and is later discovered lifeless in the family pool. The parents find her within minutes of the incident, but all efforts to resuscitate her are unsuccessful. The family members are all devastated.

  1. What is the best support for this family?
  2. How can you aid in their grieving process?
  3. As a nurse, what evidence based practice(s) could you apply to this case scenario?
  4. Response must be no less than 2 paragraphs.

Your response for this case study should be supported by at least one evidence-based practice within the field of nursing.  Please cite your sources according to APA standards and be sure that you are using current evidence-based practices within the past 5 years.  The following link will assist you https://scholar.google.com/

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