Alty A
Nurs Times. 1995;91(12):34-6.
Nurses are now expected to be aware of grief and people's reactions to it. Nurse education emphasises the skills of recognising and supporting people as they experience the overwhelming emotions associated with death and dying. Some excellent books and articles have been written on the subject but it appears that only a small proportion of this material is directly applied to care of the elderly. Child death and other, more unusual circumstances of bereavement have lengthy literature bases but older people are particularly vulnerable to complicated grief reactions. Nurses need to be aware of these complications if older patients are to be cared for effectively as they adjust to the many losses in their lives. An understanding of the various processes and reactions involved will greatly enhance care of older people whenever they receive health care.
现在期望护士能够了解悲伤以及人们对此的反应。护理教育强调在人们经历与死亡和临终相关的强烈情感时识别并给予支持的技能。关于这个主题已经撰写了一些优秀的书籍和文章，但似乎只有一小部分此类材料直接应用于老年人护理。儿童死亡及其他更特殊的丧亲情况有大量的文献依据，但老年人特别容易出现复杂的悲伤反应。如果要有效地照顾老年患者，使其适应生活中的诸多丧失，护士需要了解这些并发症。无论何时为老年人提供医疗护理，了解其中涉及的各种过程和反应都将极大地提升对老年人的护理水平。
