Attending memorial services, funerals, condolence calls etc

[nurselearner]

I am curious how many of you attend any services for your patients. What makes you decide to go versus just expressing your condolences with a call. Do you all follow up with a call to the family if you are not the one to pronounce?

[KittyLoverRN]

We post the times in our chart room and attendance is optional but encouraged. Sometimes the deaths just clump together and it would be overwhelming to get to all the visitations. The team members all sign a sympathy note for the family though. We have a memorial service yearly for ALL our patients and we are expected to attend this.

Yes, I agree aimee....attendance is optional, but families appreciate it so much when we take the time to attend the visitation and/or funeral.

[silverwillow]

We also post the memorial service times in our office and someone from our department will attend to represent us all.

[EmptytheBoat]

No fast rules, just go by God's grace!