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Breaking bad news: issues relating to nursing practice

09 July 2014

Nursing Standard

CPD

The breaking of bad news was traditionally regarded to be the time when a doctor and nurse sat down with a patient and family members to provide information about,...

Communicating news of patients’ deaths to unrelated stem cell donors

20 April 2005

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Aim To identify the most appropriate method of breaking news of a patient’s death to unrelated stem cell donors, and to establish best practice guidelines based on...

Breaking bad news to people with learning disabilities and dementia

02 September 2015

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

People with learning disabilities are now enjoying a longer life expectancy than ever before as a result of enhanced medical and social interventions and improved...

Evaluating patients’ views of a nurse-led results clinic

01 April 2013

Cancer Nursing Practice

Art & Science

A neuro-oncology patient satisfaction survey revealed that the delivery of histology results could be improved. The clinical nurse specialist (CNS) team responded by...

How to inform relatives and loved ones of a patient’s death

20 April 2016

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Rationale and key points▶ Informing relatives and loved ones of a patient’s death is a sensitive and often stressful task frequently undertaken by nurses.▶ Effective...

Breaking bad news

22 August 2022

Nursing Standard

communication

Nurses are often faced with situations in their practice where they have to break bad news to patients and their families. Such conversations are complex and can be...

How to break bad news

20 June 2023

Emergency Nurse

communication skills

Rationale and key points Breaking bad news is a fundamental yet challenging aspect of the role of healthcare professionals, including nurses. This article provides a...

Equipping children’s nurses to de-escalate conflict and communicate challenging information

06 July 2020

Nursing Children and Young People

communication

This article considers some of the challenging situations that children’s nurses may encounter when there are tensions and disagreements between the family of the...

Supporting people with intellectual disabilities to discuss death and bereavement

19 March 2020

Learning Disability Practice

communication

This article describes a public engagement project on bereavement involving people with intellectual disabilities. The project was a practical application of...

Breaking bad news to patients in the emergency department

13 October 2021

Emergency Nurse

communication

Breaking the news of potentially serious and new diagnoses to patients in the emergency department (ED) is a common but challenging aspect of the autonomous...