20-27. Breathing
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St Christopher’s Hospice, Sydenham, London. Email: [email protected] Breathlessness, especially in the acute terminal phase of a disease, is one of the most difficult symptoms with which health professionals are faced when caring for patients at the end of life. Physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of distress are inextricably interwoven, and strike at the very heart of existence. When confronted with a patient as acutely symptomatic as the one described in the ‘Case scenario’, it is easy for nurses to feel disempowered and deskilled. This article will explore the supportive strategies, both practical and psychological, that nurses can employ when confronted with this very distressing and frightening clinical picture.
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تاریخ انتشار 2007