%0 Thesis %A BUTLER, ASHLEIGH ELIZABETH %D 2017 %T Transitional Togetherness: The changing nature of the parent-healthcare provider relationship when a child dies in the paediatric intensive care unit %U https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Transitional_Togetherness_The_changing_nature_of_the_parent-healthcare_provider_relationship_when_a_child_dies_in_the_paediatric_intensive_care_unit/5630368 %R 10.4225/03/5a1b63b5a88ee %K Paediatrics %K End-of-life care %K Grounded theory %K Paediatric Intensive Care %K Parent-staff relationship %K Nursing %K Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care) %K Paediatrics %X This thesis explores the relationships between parents and healthcare providers when a child dies in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). A constructivist grounded theory methodology was used to explore the experiences of 26 bereaved parents from 4 Australian PICUs. The theory developed, Transitional togetherness, demonstrates the ways in which the parent-healthcare provider relationship develops and changes across the child's illness trajectory, based on the changing needs of the parents. Three stages are identified and discussed: Welcoming expertise, Becoming a team, and Gradually disengaging.These findings provide a framework for understanding and working within the changing parent-healthcare provider relationship. %I Monash University