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April 30, 2024Emergency Nurse

How to support patients and families after a sudden death in the emergency department

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Abstract

Advice for nurses on how to communicate news of a sudden or unexpected death of a patient in the emergency department and provide support to family and friends

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Claire Read (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e6cd0cb6db64358764ac6e https://doi.org/10.7748/en.32.3.12.s4

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