Other nurses indicated that
The surgical nurse needs to push her patients. She doesn’t give children choices when there are none—, e.g. mobilizing—but will give choice about things she can do such as the time to get out of bed . . . (Nurse 14, Case 6) The nurse added that the patient had been doing well and had been up and mobilizing. (Case 7, Nurse 15) The results suggest that nurses perceived stoicism as a good thing. Nurses commented that
This child is doing well on her pain transition and that she is stoic. (Case 4, Nurse 10) She had two stoic patients—this was seen as a good thing. (Case 6, Nurse 14)