title: The joy and privilege of caring.
abstract: Some patients have a profound effect on nurses. One nurse recalls the joy and privilege of caring for a much-loved old woman.
authors.affiliation: Middlemore Hospital, South Auckland Health.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dunne
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004645:Empathy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*