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The death of a patient in a hospice is usually regarded as a positive experience for fellow patients, according to the study: The impact of a death on fellow hospice patients. The study compared the reaction of 11 patients who had witnessed the death of a patient, with nine other patients who had not seen a death. The patients who had seen the death were much less depressed according to the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. They also found the death comforting rather than depressing. Nurses should not make assumptions about how other patients are feeling about a fellow patient's death, and should not stop listening to terminally ill patients, according to Dr Marie Johnston, one author of the study.
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A nurse run community epilepsy clinic was set up by a practice nurse who suffers from epilepsy herself. It was set up in response to her own experiences following diagnoses of epilepsy and the discovery that her practice where she worked had twice the national average of epilepsy clients. A pilot audit indicated an improvement amongst clients and further funding will be provided.
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The freak rain storms that hit Aberconwy, Wales, during June 1993 failed to panic nurses when the local general hospital and two community hospitals were flooded. With water washing over their feet, nursing staff remained calm and many off-duty nurses offered their services. Community nurses were able to protect the vulnerable elderly and new mothers.
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