The difficult task of delivering bad news.
Maintaining straightforward communication with the patient and family regarding all possibilities lays a foundation of trust and understanding between the patient and the health care team. In this kind of setting the patient is more likely to receive comfort measures and palliative care at the appropriate time in the process, not as a last resort or an afterthought to care.
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Houston, TX, USA.
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001293:Attitude to Death; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003142:Communication; D003463:Cues; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D014342:Truth Disclosure