title: Reflecting on the psychosocial care of patients with a terminal illness.
abstract: The exercise of reflecting on nursing practice and on the theories used to inform that practice can enable nurses to learn to better understand the experiences of patients facing death. By sharing patients' fears and fostering hope nurses can help them to regain a sense of control over their lives and promote feelings of hope for the time they have left.
authors.affiliation: Bolton Hospice, Bolton, Lancashire.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*