Balancing patients’ and families’ needs in end of life care
In the first year of my adult nursing degree, my first clinical placement was on a female respiratory ward, where I helped to care for a patient who was nearing the end of her life. The patient, who I will call Grace, had been admitted to hospital with breathlessness and pain caused by advanced stage lung cancer. She had chosen to withdraw from active treatment and was following a palliative care plan.
Nursing Standard. 36, 8, 40-40. doi: 10.7748/ns.36.8.40.s15
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