title: The effect of witnessing death. 1: Nursing implications.
abstract: This is the first part of a two-part unit that examines how patients are affected by witnessing a death. When patients die in a hospital or palliative care environment it can be a common occurrence for them to die in a shared area. Individuals may be affected by the death of a fellow patient. Having a greater understanding of this issue may have implications for nursing practice in relation to communication, privacy and dignity, and bed allocation for patients. Part 1 covers the background and literature review, and discusses implications for practice.
authors: Priscilla Bacon Centre for Specialist, Palliative Care Services, Norwich.
authors: Dawn Mari
authors: DM
authors: Shelvington
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D003643:Death; D006801:Humans; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology