The role of nurses in counselling the terminally ill patient
- 22 July 1993
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Mark Allen Group in British Journal of Nursing
- Vol. 2 (14) , 701-704
- https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.1993.2.14.701
Abstract
Facing one's own death is emotional, traumatic and frightening. Nurses can help patients and their families to cope with this crisis through the sensitive use of counselling skills. In so doing they will also become more aware of their own beliefs and feelings surrounding the subject.Keywords
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