Final Moments

Nurses' Stories about Death and Dying

Deborah Witt Sherman

• Publisher: Kaplan Test Prep
• Year: 2009
• Print ISBN: 9781427798237
• eBook ISBN: 9781607142690
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Nursing

What was it like the first time a nurse witnessed death? How do nurses cope with death when it becomes almost routine? What lessons can we learn from their experiences? Twenty-five nurses—from hospitals, private practices, and in home health care—tell about their experiences with death. Hear from people new to the field as well as those who have been in nursing for decades about how they deal with grief, the controversies about end-of-life decisions, the challenges of caring for people as they die, and the harrowing experience of telling their family members. Edited and introduced by a registered nurse, the book is a resource for both nurses and anyone who wants to better understands death and dying.

Table of contents

• Cover Image
• Title page
• Contents
• Introduction
• As My Aunt, the Nurse, Lay Dying
• House Call
• God Bless the Child
• The Changing of the Seasons
• Sayonara
• Tender Mercy
• It Doesn’t Have to Hurt
• Never Too Late
• A Nurse’s Recovery from Grief
• She Inspired Me
• Lessons from Our Patients
• Mel’s Story
• First Baby
• Caring for Mr. B
• An End to the Madness
• Wicked Codes
• There Are No Coincidences
• Defining Moments
• Pearls
• He’s Coming
• First Night
• Whistle Over the Rainbow
• The First Patient
• Combing Her Hair
• It’s Heaven I See
• Fatal Catheter
• Carol
• Susie’s Story
• The Longest Watch
• Acknowledgment of Permissions
• Reader’s Guide
• About the Editor
• About the Contributors
• Other Books
• Copyright