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Teaching and experience of an imminently dying patient

Teaching and experience of an imminently dying patient is highly valuable to students and can't be learnt from a textbook

Preparation of student is paramount regarding emotional response, particularly explore previous personal experience of dying

  • Discuss what to expect to see.
  • Discuss family's emotional response

If family present gain consent


(Created by attendees of a CPD workshop for Hospice teachers)

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