The role of nurses in promoting family resilience of children with chronic illness
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Chronic illness in children not only affects the child physically and mentally, but also the family by having to face various challenges and uncertainties as a result of the illness. If the family is able to face and manage the problems, they can return to normality. This will ensure that sick children and their families have a good quality of life, even if they are confrented with the difficult situation of a chronic illness. Family resilience is an important process that enables families to care for sick children and supports each family member to tackle and overcome problems together and maintain their family functioning. Understanding the concept and importance of family resilience is important for healthcare professionals, especially nurses, to support families with chronically ill children. This article aims to present the concept of family resilience and explain how to promote family resilience in children with chronic illness. This will provide guidelines for nurses in caring for children with chronic illnesses and their families to achieve a better quality of life.
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บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี จังหวัดนนทบุรี
ข้อความที่ปรากฏในบทความแต่ละเรื่องในวารสารวิชาการเล่มนี้เป็นความคิดเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี จังหวัดนนทบุรี และคณาจารย์ท่านอื่น ในวิทยาลัยฯ แต่อย่างใด ความรับผิดชอบองค์ประกอบทั้งหมดของบทความแต่ละเรื่องเป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน หากมีความผิดพลาดใด ๆ ผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านจะรับผิดชอบบทความของตนเองแต่ผู้เดียว
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