Experiencing Death in the Emergency Department by Laszlo Penzes - 9781032660899

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Experiencing Death in the Emergency DepartmentHow Healthcare Professionals Experience, Make Sense of, and are Influenced by, Death and Dying\nAuthor(s): Laszlo Penzes\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032660899, 978-1032660899\nSynopsis\nThis book draws on original research to illuminate how the personal values and norms of healthcare professionals in the Emergency Department (ED) influence how they experience the death of a patient, and develop tools and strategies to cope with these experiences. Experiencing death in the ED begins by considering the nature of death in the ED; rather than planned and dignified, as part of a palliative or end?of?life care pathway, it is often abrupt and unexpected. Healthcare practitioners can be expected to move on and function almost immediately after a death in this busy work environment, carrying the potential for emotional distress and psychological trauma.\n\nPenzes investig.