The experiences of clinical nurses coping with patient death in the context of rising hospital deaths in china: a qualitative study

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    Chinese clinical nurses have had to increasingly confront patient death, as the proportion of patients dying in hospitals is growing. Hospitalization rates for patients requiring hospice care have correspondingly increased, thus increasing the likelihood of hospital death. Clinical nurses must be prepared to face patient death and cope appropriately, to facilitate a "good death" for the patients and family members. Clinical nurses have been found to face overwhelming psychological stress and negative attitudes toward death due to their experiences with patient death, and the majority of them felt unprepared. Those studies did not target . . .

     

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