Protokolljavaslat halálhír közlésére a sürgősségi betegellátásban

Abstract

Due to the fact that 0,5-0,7% of the patients admitted to the ER pass away literally hours aft er the admission, ER health care professionals are frequently placed in the unenviable hard situation of breaking bad news to the family. Studies shows that health care professionals haven’t got the required knowledge and practice in this fi eld, however the quality of the information sharing about the death is crucial also in the grieving process. Informing the family about the death is part of the APRN‘s scope of practice newly. Current guideline proposal aiming to help the breaking bad news to an appropriate standard, especially adapted for the ER setting.