End Janine

of Grace S.
Valencia

Life
Care
Mrs. Mary Ann Ignacio
Instructor
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Death
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every ce of
vital
sign.
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With few t h a n in
r li e r a g e s
at ea t d e a t h s
a n d m o s
the past s p i t a l s o r
g in h o
occurrin , m o s t
in g h o m e s
nurs a l d ir e c t
a v e m i n im
people h i t h d y i n g
m e n t w
involve s .
ind iv id u a l
Nurses Attitudes
toward Death eir
t h
a nd
d y in g
n u rs es
t the v e ly, w n
s si s e ct i ir o
To a ilies eff yse the ath.
fam ld anal r d de
a
shou des tow
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Denyin
g their
angry a
bout it own mortalit
dying p , y or fe
ersons, nurses may eling
deal re d iscoura te n d to a
alistica g e t void
false h lly wit heir ef
opes in h their forts t
them a d eath, or o
nd the in
ir fami still
lies.
 Supporting Family and
Friends
n t h i s stage,
: I
DENIAL f r i e n d s may ANGER
d
family an t ie n t from :
include Reactions m
e p a
discourag in k i n g about for th
criticiz
ing sta y
a
r t h e c a re
talking o p a t i e n t l es s giving, they a f
f
sit
death; vi s t a t e that family reproaching
re
ly ;
frequent e b e t te r as paying
membe
r f or n
a
at ie n t s will b o me, attent ot
p t u r n h patien i o n
so on a s t h e y re
so f orth. t’s pro to the
earlier
a r t e a ting, a n d , & qu blem
st why so es
meone tioning
led suc who h
h a go as
should o d life
have t
his hap
pen.
 f o n e s
t i o n o
a m i n a d
An e x n g s a n
f e e l i a t h
ow n u t d e
e s a b o o
t i t u d u t i c t
a t h e r a p e s
b e t a l ly , a
ca n p e rs o n
n ur s e i n t h e
t h e e l p f u l
l a s h i en t s.
w e l g p a t
f d y i n
car e o
 BARGAINING : Family and
friends may tell the staff
that if they could take the
patient home they know they
could improve his or her
condition.

DEPRESSION : Family and

friends may become more
dependent on the staff.
They may begin crying and
limiting contact with the
patient.
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E : P eo a
T A N C s p e n d
ACCEP wanting to th the
c t by m e w i
re a o f t i t h e
d e a l tell i n g
great r s o n a n d
e r i e n ces
p e e xp
dying t h e g o o d
t h e
f i t h
staff o have had w t h ey
they o w a re
a nd h r s o n.
n t p e
patie m i s s t he
g t o
goin
 Helping Family
and Friends after a
Death
 Nurses
should be
judgments careful no
of the fam t to mak
il y’ e value
their own s r eaction bas
 It is b attitudes e d on
eneficial t a n d beliefs.
friends to o en courage t
express th he family
 Someo
ne must eir grief o a nd
take the penly.
family tha r ole of rem
t life doe inding the
future we s go on and th
 We sh lfare mus at their
ould be a t be conside
difficult t n a d vocate for red.
ime and p the family
revent th at this
taken adv em from
antage of being
.
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Supp f f
g S t a
Nursin
Nursin
g staf
be en f shou
coura ld
expre ged t
ss the o
feelin ir ow
gs abo n
patien ut
t’s de
ath.