title: The Balancing Act.
authors.affiliation: Julie Anne Miller is a staff nurse at the Swedish Medical Center, Seattle. Contact author: julie_boardwine@yahoo.com. Reflections is coordinated by Madeleine Mysko, MA, RN: mmysko@comcast.net. Illustration by McClain Moore.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anne Miller
mesh_terms: D004645:Empathy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000523:psychology*; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*