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How to deliver bad news to your oncology patient
By Cláudia Gomes
Communication is at the heart of the relationship between nurse and patient. The nurse is the professional who can best understand the meanings that the patient attributes to their experiences, says Cláudia Gomes in this month’s blog. Therefore, nurses play a key role in communication, and especially in the management of bad news, and it is important to define and value their intervention with the person.