By Soham Ghosh (Twitter: @SohamGhosh1995)The work of a palliative care centre nurse is often emotionally demanding and can affect their livelihoods. The nature of the care centre nurses’ work revolves around loss, and that can lead to them bearing a large burden. The nurses are trained to not become emotionally attached to their patients, but there is always the chance that these ties are made. Milford Care Centre Hospice Clinical Nurse Manager Breda O’Neill said that it is easy to get attached if you let yourself and in this line of work, nurses have to look out for each other. Nurses need to cope with death, and in palliative care, nurses need to also cope with personal loss.

Source: Evening echo May 11, 2018 17:26 UTC