This case illustrates how easy it is to jump over “the space between” your patient’s question and your response, and why a pause before answering is important.
A frantic phone call illustrates 2 concepts in communication that many nurses have had to experience: How to help someone accept what they don’t want to accept.
Two nurse consultants share their perspectives on answering a few common difficult questions family members may have when their loved one is at the end of life.
This patient case demonstrates the challenge of remotely communicating when a patient’s family confuses the medical meaning with the social meaning of the words used to explain the patient’s condition.
“Telechaplaincy” involves the use of telecommunications, including telephone calls, videos, and videoconferencing, to provide religious/spiritual care.
To build resiliency while facing the challenges of COVID-19, nurses should keep this variation of an old adage close to heart: “Treat yourself as you treat others.”