Palliative Medicine, Feb 2015, vol. 29, no. 2, p. 138-146
Griffiths,
Jane, Ewing, Gail, Wilson, Charlotte, Connolly, Michael, Grande, Gunn
Patients and families need to know the patient is
approaching the dying phase, yet evidence suggests breaking bad news about the
patient's transition to dying rarely happens. The authors suggest that while District Nurses are ideally placed to carry out this work, it is complex and they are
unprepared for it. They conclude that DNs urgently need carefully tailored training in this
aspect of their work, to enable them to provide optimal end of life care.
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