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Agitation at the end of life: how to deal with a distressing patient death

Daniel Allen Health journalist

Advice for nurses on spotting and managing terminal agitation symptoms, supporting families, and coping strategies to adopt following the difficult death of a patient

Terminal agitation is a palliative symptom that patients sometimes experience as they enter the last days and hours of their life, and which can leave nurses feeling distressed, according to research.

Nursing Older People. 35, 2, 12-14. doi: 10.7748/nop.35.2.12.s4

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03 April 2023 / Vol 35 issue 2

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