title: Meeting Ben. Offering your presence can make a world of difference to even the most difficult patient.
authors.affiliation: Mary View Medical Center, Chesapeake, VA, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Charles
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D013338:Students, Nursing