Abstract
Supporting end of life care is an important part of community nursing. Pressures on community nurses are ever-increasing as they strive to meet the needs of patients who are at the end of life. Interactions between patients approaching the end of life and healthcare practitioners can be challenging, since talking about death and dying, and planning for the future, is often emotive and may test the skills and personal values of the healthcare practitioner. This article details some of the challenges that community nurses may experience, and explains how to address these to support effective, person-centred end of life practice. It also encourages nurses to reflect on the complex nature of end of life care and the effects that providing such care may have on their well-being.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 35-42 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Primary Health Care |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 10 Aug 2022 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 28 Feb 2023 |
Keywords
- advance care planning
- clinical
- community
- community care
- decision-making
- dying at home
- end of life care
- person-centred care
- professional
- professional issues
- shared decision-making
