title: Patient's death drove me to become more assertive.
abstract: During my last placement in my first year of training, I was working on a cardiothoracic ward where the patients were mostly pre- and post-surgery.
authors: Lydia
authors: L
authors: Nganga
mesh_terms: D003643:Death; D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D006113:United Kingdom