Nursing Reflection
Date Submitted: 06/15/2002 13:15:24
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Length: 8 pages (2237 words)
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Length: 8 pages (2237 words)
This is a reflective essay based on my experiences whilst on my six week medical placement on a haematology ward at a local hospital. The aim of this essay is to discuss the psychological and sociological impact on the family when a loved one dies, and then focus on how the nurse supported the husband and relatives through their loss. I chose this particular incident as I felt very strongly about the care given to …
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…and bereavement: a nursing response. Nursing Standard.16,37, 47-53.
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