Talking with dying patients is different in some ways from talking with patients who do not
have life-threatening illness; it can be frightening for physicians who have little experience. It …

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each
from his own place… They made an appointment together to come to show him sympathy …

Introduction Ensuring that patients receive care that is consistent with their goals and values
is a critical component of high-quality care. This article describes the protocol for a cluster …

Background Conversation and discourse analytic research has yielded important evidence
about skills needed for effective, sensitive communication with patients about illness …

Nursing87, August other nurses frequently ask me for advice. They tell me they want to offer
support, but find themselves holding back for fear of upsetting the patient or going against …

The author comments on the need to talk more about dying and death. She relates that there
is a perception that the public as well as health care practitioners in Great Britain are …

In dealing with terminal ill patients the ability to communicate effectively is the most important
among all the various existing skills needed in palliative end-of-life care. Being with terminal …

This chapter explores communication processes between primary healthcare professionals,
patients and their loved ones, and suggests that communication techniques that may be …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the attitudes towards truth-telling of both terminal patients and
professional caregivers, and to determine their perceived barriers to full information …

Communication in palliative nursing Page 73 CHAPTER 8 Communication in Palliative Nursing
Constance M. Dahlin Introduction Mike is a registered nurse in the neurological outpatient clinic …