We all work together in a large intensive care unit for newborns. We work hard to support each other when we have a baby die or any tough day. We find that we cover for each other to go to funerals and always call to check on each other on our days off. We have found that we as nurses are our best support for each other. However, burnout in our unit is very high.
Many nurses leave the profession after our unit has several deaths in a short period of time.
The grief response for sudden loss is very different from that experienced after the death of someone from a long term illness. Some of the reasons you show regarding having little or no unfinished business has a great impact. Other differences include the physical manifestations that sudden death brings about. Many people grieving after the sudden and unexpected death of a loved one experience feelings of tightness in their throat. Often this feeling creates difficulty in eating.