William E. Rosa is Assistant Attending Behavioral Scientist at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center and Visiting Research Scholar at the University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas. Dr. Rosa is the editor of four books and has been recognized with numerous distinctions. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the New York Academy of Medicine.Betty R. Ferrell is Professor and Director of Nursing Research at City of Hope Medical Center in California. She is also Principal Investigator of the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) project. Dr. Ferrell is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and was elected to membership in the National Academy of Medicine.

Since the advent of modern nursing in the time of Florence Nightingale, nurses have encountered suffering as an inevitable component of caring for patients of all ages. This book beautifully explores the many facets of human suffering in the context of physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and existential perspectives beginning in the perinatal period and continuing throughout the lifespan. It provides practical guidance for nurses on how to approach patients and their loved ones, including siblings and parents in the realm of pediatric suffering. The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing tenderly and poignantly addresses human suffering as nurses uniquely face it today. It is a must read for every nurse.

• PrefaceNessa Coyle Chapter 1: The Nature of Suffering and the Practice of NursingMark Lazenby Chapter 2: Spiritual and Religious Perspectives about SufferingElizabeth Johnston Taylor Chapter 3: Existential SufferingVirginia Lee Chapter 4: Pain and SufferingJudith A. Paice and Betty R. Ferrell Chapter 5: Suffering of Infants, Parents, and FamiliesElena Abascal and Frances T. McCarthy Chapter 6: Child, Adolescent, and Family Suffering: The Interconnected Experience of Suffering in Serious Pediatric IllnessKim Mooney-Doyle Chapter 7: Suffering in Older PeopleTerry Fulmer, Amy Berman, Rebecca Slossberg, Teffin Benedict, and Rumaysa Sharif Chapter 8: Suffering Related to Mental Health Challenges and Traumatic EventsBarbara A. Harris Chapter 9: Suffering in Acute and Critical CareElizabeth G. Broden and Anessa Foxwell Chapter 10: Suffering in Chronic IllnessAvery C. Bechthold and J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom Chapter 11: Suffering in the Context of CancerRenee Wisniewski and Blima Marcus Chapter 12: Bearing Witness to Suffering at End of LifeStephanie Van Hope, Janet Booth, and William E. Rosa Chapter 13: The Suffering of Caregivers, Loved Ones, and the CommunityTamryn F. Gray Chapter 14: Social Suffering, biopower, and the naturalization of inequityAlic G. Shook, Robin A. Narruhn, and Christine R. Espina Chapter 15: Suffering in the Face of Humanitarian Crises and EmergenciesSheila Davis and Marc Julmisse Chapter 16: The Suffering of NursesCynda Hylton Rushton and Katie E. Nelson Chapter 17: Healing and Wholeness in the Face of SufferingMary Koithan and Mary Jo Kreitzer Chapter 18: "What is the Nature of Suffering and What are the Goals of Nursing?" Betty R. Ferrell and William E. Rosa Index

William E. Rosa is Assistant Attending Behavioral Scientist at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center and Visiting Research Scholar at the University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas. Dr. Rosa is the editor of four books and has been recognized with numerous distinctions. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the New York Academy of Medicine.Betty R. Ferrell is Professor and Director of Nursing Research at City of Hope Medical Center in California. She is also Principal Investigator of the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) project. Dr. Ferrell is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and was elected to membership in the National Academy of Medicine.

Since the advent of modern nursing in the time of Florence Nightingale, nurses have encountered suffering as an inevitable component of caring for patients of all ages. This book beautifully explores the many facets of human suffering in the context of physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and existential perspectives beginning in the perinatal period and continuing throughout the lifespan. It provides practical guidance for nurses on how to approach patients and their loved ones, including siblings and parents in the realm of pediatric suffering. The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing tenderly and poignantly addresses human suffering as nurses uniquely face it today. It is a must read for every nurse.

• PrefaceNessa Coyle Chapter 1: The Nature of Suffering and the Practice of NursingMark Lazenby Chapter 2: Spiritual and Religious Perspectives about SufferingElizabeth Johnston Taylor Chapter 3: Existential SufferingVirginia Lee Chapter 4: Pain and SufferingJudith A. Paice and Betty R. Ferrell Chapter 5: Suffering of Infants, Parents, and FamiliesElena Abascal and Frances T. McCarthy Chapter 6: Child, Adolescent, and Family Suffering: The Interconnected Experience of Suffering in Serious Pediatric IllnessKim Mooney-Doyle Chapter 7: Suffering in Older PeopleTerry Fulmer, Amy Berman, Rebecca Slossberg, Teffin Benedict, and Rumaysa Sharif Chapter 8: Suffering Related to Mental Health Challenges and Traumatic EventsBarbara A. Harris Chapter 9: Suffering in Acute and Critical CareElizabeth G. Broden and Anessa Foxwell Chapter 10: Suffering in Chronic IllnessAvery C. Bechthold and J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom Chapter 11: Suffering in the Context of CancerRenee Wisniewski and Blima Marcus Chapter 12: Bearing Witness to Suffering at End of LifeStephanie Van Hope, Janet Booth, and William E. Rosa Chapter 13: The Suffering of Caregivers, Loved Ones, and the CommunityTamryn F. Gray Chapter 14: Social Suffering, biopower, and the naturalization of inequityAlic G. Shook, Robin A. Narruhn, and Christine R. Espina Chapter 15: Suffering in the Face of Humanitarian Crises and EmergenciesSheila Davis and Marc Julmisse Chapter 16: The Suffering of NursesCynda Hylton Rushton and Katie E. Nelson Chapter 17: Healing and Wholeness in the Face of SufferingMary Koithan and Mary Jo Kreitzer Chapter 18: "What is the Nature of Suffering and What are the Goals of Nursing?" Betty R. Ferrell and William E. Rosa Index

William E. Rosa is Assistant Attending Behavioral Scientist at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center and Visiting Research Scholar at the University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas. Dr. Rosa is the editor of four books and has been recognized with numerous distinctions. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the New York Academy of Medicine.Betty R. Ferrell is Professor and Director of Nursing Research at City of Hope Medical Center in California. She is also Principal Investigator of the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) project. Dr. Ferrell is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and was elected to membership in the National Academy of Medicine.

Since the advent of modern nursing in the time of Florence Nightingale, nurses have encountered suffering as an inevitable component of caring for patients of all ages. This book beautifully explores the many facets of human suffering in the context of physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and existential perspectives beginning in the perinatal period and continuing throughout the lifespan. It provides practical guidance for nurses on how to approach patients and their loved ones, including siblings and parents in the realm of pediatric suffering. The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing tenderly and poignantly addresses human suffering as nurses uniquely face it today. It is a must read for every nurse.

• PrefaceNessa Coyle Chapter 1: The Nature of Suffering and the Practice of NursingMark Lazenby Chapter 2: Spiritual and Religious Perspectives about SufferingElizabeth Johnston Taylor Chapter 3: Existential SufferingVirginia Lee Chapter 4: Pain and SufferingJudith A. Paice and Betty R. Ferrell Chapter 5: Suffering of Infants, Parents, and FamiliesElena Abascal and Frances T. McCarthy Chapter 6: Child, Adolescent, and Family Suffering: The Interconnected Experience of Suffering in Serious Pediatric IllnessKim Mooney-Doyle Chapter 7: Suffering in Older PeopleTerry Fulmer, Amy Berman, Rebecca Slossberg, Teffin Benedict, and Rumaysa Sharif Chapter 8: Suffering Related to Mental Health Challenges and Traumatic EventsBarbara A. Harris Chapter 9: Suffering in Acute and Critical CareElizabeth G. Broden and Anessa Foxwell Chapter 10: Suffering in Chronic IllnessAvery C. Bechthold and J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom Chapter 11: Suffering in the Context of CancerRenee Wisniewski and Blima Marcus Chapter 12: Bearing Witness to Suffering at End of LifeStephanie Van Hope, Janet Booth, and William E. Rosa Chapter 13: The Suffering of Caregivers, Loved Ones, and the CommunityTamryn F. Gray Chapter 14: Social Suffering, biopower, and the naturalization of inequityAlic G. Shook, Robin A. Narruhn, and Christine R. Espina Chapter 15: Suffering in the Face of Humanitarian Crises and EmergenciesSheila Davis and Marc Julmisse Chapter 16: The Suffering of NursesCynda Hylton Rushton and Katie E. Nelson Chapter 17: Healing and Wholeness in the Face of SufferingMary Koithan and Mary Jo Kreitzer Chapter 18: "What is the Nature of Suffering and What are the Goals of Nursing?" Betty R. Ferrell and William E. Rosa Index