Brightideas9

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1. Tolerating Abuse from Grieving Families

   Brightideas9 replied to evelynkarirn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   When people get blunt with me like that I will get blunt back. I know I shouldn't but sometimes being an advocate for your pt requires something drastic to redirect their thinking. So it goes...

2. Tolerating Abuse from Grieving Families

   Brightideas9 replied to evelynkarirn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   The other side of the coin we don't think about is the financial hardship someone's death can bring about. I have encountered this many times where the person dying is supporting the entire household...

3. Tolerating Abuse from Grieving Families

   Brightideas9 replied to evelynkarirn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   One of the ways I deal with volatile families or people I perceive as adversarial or negative towards hospice is I tell them "I know as a nurse you are not used to seeing me in this role." That...