[Announcement of the death of a loved one to a geriatric inpatient].
A geriatric inpatient may learn of the death of a loved one. The medical team must assess what is the kindest way to announce it to the patient who is already fragile. It will address the patient's relationship with the loved one, the right to information, and the position of the family. Accompanying the patient through this ordeal is also important. This delicate issue needs the reflection of the team.
MCO SSR onco-hématologie, Hôpitaux universitaires La Pitié-Salpêtrière Charles-Foix, Pôle gériatrique Paris Val-de-Marne, 7 avenue de la République, 94205 Ivry-sur-Seine, France. Electronic address: valerie.kirchner@cfx.aphp.fr.
Valérie
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Kirchner
Centre de soins palliatifs, Hôpitaux universitaires La Pitié-Salpêtrière Charles-Foix, Pôle gériatrique Paris Val-de-Marne, 7 avenue de la République, 94205 Ivry-sur-Seine, France.
Alain
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Azémard
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D001293:Attitude to Death; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D003142:Communication; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000523:psychology*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D000070516:Intersectoral Collaboration; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011368:Professional-Family Relations
accompagnement; accompaniment; annonce; announcement; caregiver; death; décès; elderly person; personne âgée; soignant