title: Sudden bereavement: nursing interventions in the ED.
abstract: When a sudden death occurs, families are faced with the enormous task of dealing with the loss of a significant relationship without warning or preparation. This article describes a Bereavement Program established by nurses in a busy emergency department to help the families and to facilitate the bereavement process.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mian
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001601:Bereavement; D003645:Death, Sudden; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards