Nurses’ grief after patient loss: a cross-sectional study of coping strategies and emotional impact in a Nigerian tertiary hospital

Muhammad Awwal Ladan, Yakubu Salifu, Muna Alshammari, Bilkisu Kankia Lawal, Abdullahi Haruna Ibrahim, Muhammad Abdullahi Adam, Halima Abdul Musa

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DOI: 10.1186/s12904-026-02229-3
Published: 2026-07-10
Container: BMC Palliative Care
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12904-026-02229-3,
  title = {Nurses’ grief after patient loss: a cross-sectional study of coping strategies and emotional impact in a Nigerian tertiary hospital},
  author = {Muhammad Awwal Ladan and Yakubu Salifu and Muna Alshammari and Bilkisu Kankia Lawal and Abdullahi Haruna Ibrahim and Muhammad Abdullahi Adam and Halima Abdul Musa},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Palliative Care},
  doi = {10.1186/s12904-026-02229-3},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-026-02229-3}
}

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TI  - Nurses’ grief after patient loss: a cross-sectional study of coping strategies and emotional impact in a Nigerian tertiary hospital
AU  - Muhammad Awwal Ladan
AU  - Yakubu Salifu
AU  - Muna Alshammari
AU  - Bilkisu Kankia Lawal
AU  - Abdullahi Haruna Ibrahim
AU  - Muhammad Abdullahi Adam
AU  - Halima Abdul Musa
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JO  - BMC Palliative Care
DO  - 10.1186/s12904-026-02229-3
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Ladan, M. A., Salifu, Y., Alshammari, M., Lawal, B. K., Ibrahim, A. H., Adam, M. A., & Musa, H. A. (2026). Nurses’ grief after patient loss: a cross-sectional study of coping strategies and emotional impact in a Nigerian tertiary hospital. BMC Palliative Care. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-026-02229-3

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