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Dealing with Death in a Hospital Setting

Erin Fogarty Posts: 18 11/4/2021	Erin Fogarty Posts: 18 Hi Everyone, I was just wondering if any other hospital programs have any lessons or helpful resources that they use with their interns to teach them about dealing with death in a hospital setting. While our interns don't have many patient facing tasks, we do have interns on all patient floors of the hospital and they may occasionally pass by a room on their route/work area where someone is having a medical emergency or has passed. Any resources would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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Meaghan Jones Posts: 20 11/16/2021	Meaghan Jones Posts: 20 Does your hospital have a Spiritual Health department that works with staff around these issues? Many hospitals do have staff specifically trained to help both staff and patient families, and they can be called upon to give some guidance. Meaghan Erin Fogarty wrote: Hi Everyone, I was just wondering if any other hospital programs have any lessons or helpful resources that they use with their interns to teach them about dealing with death in a hospital setting. While our interns don't have many patient facing tasks, we do have interns on all patient floors of the hospital and they may occasionally pass by a room on their route/work area where someone is having a medical emergency or has passed. Any resources would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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