Murphy Margaret
Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, Belfast.
Prof Nurse. 2003 Dec;19(4):213-5.
In an age when people are no longer automatically dying from serious illnesses such as cancer or heart disease, patients, families and health-care staff may find coping with a terminal illness difficult. A multidisciplinary team in one hospital used Moos' transitional model, which describes adaptive and coping techniques, in their care of a dying man and his family.
