Being there: the essence of end-of-life nursing care
Forest, P.K.
Urologic Nursing 24(4): 270-274; 279; Quiz 280
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 1053-816X PMID: 15446377 Document Number: 570499
Competent and compassionate end-of-life care is the right of everyone. Nursing and the health care profession are obligated to meet this need for their patients and provide crucial information and support. Continued efforts must be made to increase our knowledge about the normal dying process, symptom management, and the role of the interdisciplinary team in supporting patients in their final wishes for a "good death".