Child death is one of the most difficult events people experience. Family members will likely suffer profound grief and loss. The nurse’s role is to validate the emotional reaction and accommodate reasonable requests where possible. Allowing the family to baptize the infant is minimally disruptive but incredibly powerful. Offering discharge without a larger discussion with the medical team is inappropriate, regardless of whether the destination is a faith healer. A detailed discussion about surfactant is likely to be unhelpful in dealing with a grief reaction. Likewise, advance directives would not allay grief.