The death of a patient or service user can be difficult to deal with. Nurses in diverse roles and settings talk about their experiences and their strategies for coping
French doctor René Leriche wrote that every surgeon carries a small cemetery with them. This idea of carrying the memories of patients who have died may chime with many nurses.
Nursing Standard. 38, 10, 15-17. doi: 10.7748/ns.38.10.15.s10
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