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Stories that shape our practice.

Publication: MedSurg Nursing
Publication Date: 01-OCT-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Stories that shape our practice.(Editorial)

Article Excerpt
I was a graduate nurse working nights when I encountered my first patient with a catastrophic diagnosis. In his early 50s, my patient had come into the hospital with abdominal pain and learned he had advanced pancreatic cancer. We had all shaken our heads sadly during shift report, feeling a frustrated powerlessness because of his prognosis. As the shift got underway, I completed a quick assessment and left him to get as...

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