title: Can we care to the end? Do nurses have the skills for terminal care?
abstract: Nurses working with terminally ill patients are subject to stress and anxiety. Inadequate preparation from basic and post-basic education and lack of confidence in advocating patients' rights to doctors are shown to be significant contributory factors.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kelsey
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D013727:Terminal Care