Legal considerations
Legal considerations If you’re involved in end-of-life care, you’ll be better able to act as an advocate for your patient and his family if you have a working knowledge of…
Ethical considerations
Ethical considerations When caring for dying patients, you’ll almost certainly encounter ethical challenges as varied as the patients themselves. However, certain topics tend to arise over and over. Some of…
Essential communication skills
Essential communication skills When a patient is dying, compassionate communication becomes a clinical skill as important as assessment, drug administration, and physical intervention. The fact is that nurses are in…
Concepts of palliative care
Concepts of palliative care Depending on the circumstances and the setting in which your patient dies, end-of-life care may last moments or months. It may involve complex drug regimens and…
