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A safe way to talk about death

    Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
    |November 17, 2016
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    Could a learning disability-specific death cafe be the key to initiating conversations about death and dying in a safe way? Paula Hopes writes in Learning Disability Practice about a conference on breaking bad news and noted that while some people with learning disabilities were ready to deal with the issues, healthcare professionals were not. Reasons varied from protecting people with learning disabilities to the assumption that they cannot cope with or understand the information. Ms Hopes says nurses should be advocates for people with learning disabilities and provide them with information to engage them in the process of dying. A learning disability-specific death cafe could support nurses to develop confidence in discussing this sensitive issue.

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