title: Teaching palliative nursing to students.
abstract: This article explores some of the reasons why students need to learn about death and dying, and examines why students may be ill-prepared to deal with dying patients. It also outlines some innovative ways of teaching death and dying, including methods the author has used to teach students in her own practice.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Irvine
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001293:Attitude to Death; D004506:Education, Nursing; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000451:nursing*; D013338:Students, Nursing; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D013727:Terminal Care