Care at the end of life: the lessons of the first wave-Marie Curie-Nursing Standard survey highlights the emotional toll of the pandemic and the need for more staff support

摘要

One in three nurses feel they did not have the capacity to provide high quality end of life care as deaths rose during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey by Nursing Standard and end of life charity Marie Curie suggests. Face masks hampered good communication, while restrictions on families visiting was distressing for patients, relatives and staff, according to respondents to the survey, which was carried out in September. The emotional impact on staff, Many highlighted the distress of being unable to touch or comfort patients and relatives. 'The human connection is harder