The nurse before the terminal patient of the ICU
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The objective of this study is to perform a literature review of existing publications about grief in patients who died in the hospital. Material: a systematic search was carried out in Pubmed, Cuiden, Cochrane databases. Results: currently more than 80% of deaths occur in hospitals, so that relatives already suffer from the phases of grief in the Health Center. Dr. Kübler-Ross after a study with more than two hundred moribund patients established the stages of grief through which a patient passed after knowing a fatal diagnosis: denial, anger, negotiation, depression and acceptance. There are clear references that highlight the positive effects of integration and family involvement in the care of critical patients. Discussion: death is part of our work in hospitals without being indifferent to us. Many of the ethical dilemmas with which we find nurses are generated by various factors, and usually, we do not like to face those situations and we end up putting distance between, both physical and emotional. Studies show that with a nurse focused on improving communication with the families of a hospitalized patient, it can reduce the length of hospital stay and better manage the use of material resources.
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