Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Hospice nurses need support to get care right for a dying person

Staff face dying, loss – and even aggression in encounters with distressed families

I can remember waking up in the middle of the night wondering whether I had given a patient on my ward his medication before I finished my shift. I also recall numerous moments on my way home from work, rethinking events and decisions in someone’s care just to check I hadn’t missed anything.

Contrary to popular belief, hospice nurses are mere mortals, not angels, struggling with a whole variety of challenges to provide the high-quality care with which they are appropriately associated.

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