title: Common ground: the nurse's role in caring for terminally ill patients with cancer or human immunodeficiency virus disease.
abstract: Strategies for coping with the inherent stressors of caring for the terminally ill are suggested, based on the authors' collective experiences caring for the terminally ill and current experiences working with those affected by human immunodeficiency virus disease.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Zelewsky
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Birchfield
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000451:nursing*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D012380:Role; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods*