title: Nursing care to facilitate and support 'good' grieving.
abstract: In this monthly column, Aysha Mendes discusses the importance of the role nurses play in the grieving process, and discusses what constitutes good support for patients who are dying and their relatives.
authors.affiliation: Freelance Journalist, specialising in health, psychology and nursing.
authors.forename: Aysha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mendes
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009732:Nursing Care