Bereavement care in an acute ward

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A bereavement support group was established in an acute urology ward to meet the needs of dying patients and their relatives and to offer relatives continuing support. The group also aimed to offer nurses bereavement counselling training and give information packs to relatives and staff. The group gave nurses more confidence and understanding in handling the bereaved and dying patients, with all relatives contacted by the group also responding positively. Nurses require more training in meeting the spiritual and social needs of dying patients and their families, with three times more people dying in hospital than at home.

Innovations, Terminal care

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A private disaster

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Nurses can help the bereaved begin the grieving process. Viewing the deceased is often essential to acceptance of death. However, the bereaved are sometimes prevented for fear of greater distress. Insufficient information is equally distressing. An understanding of events will encourage acceptance and facilitate grieving. Accident and emergency nurses should provide clear explanations to avoid misunderstandings. Most bereaved people will come to terms with the death in their own time with support from nursing staff and relatives.

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A bereavement service in a critical care unit

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Experiences of creating a bereavement service in the critical care unit of Leicester General Hospital, England, are presented. Guidelines drawn up for bereavement care aimed to boost awareness among medical and nursing staff of the need to provide care for bereaved relatives.

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