Caring for Grieving Patients with Terminal Cancer

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กิตติกร นิลมานัต
กฤษณา สังขมุณีจินดา

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          Grief is a common phenomenon found in patients with terminal cancer. Nurses should have a knowledge and understanding of grief processes and human reactions to grief, as well as factors related to grief. Care for terminal cancer patients experiencing grief includes assessing patients’ perceptions and needs, creating a healing environment, fostering hope, providing emotional and psychological support, and promoting physical comfort. Such care aims to help patients to spend their limited time meaningfully and to prepare for a peaceful departure.

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นิลมานัต ก, สังขมุณีจินดา ก. Caring for Grieving Patients with Terminal Cancer. NJPH (วารสาร พ.ส.) [Internet]. 2018 Feb. 16 [cited 2024 Dec. 23];27:1-8. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tnaph/article/view/112177
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