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A pilot study of death competency amongst health workers in the Uthukela District in KwaZulu-Natal

P. Brysiewicz, P.A. Mclnerney
Curationis | Vol 27, No 3 | a997 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v27i3.997 | © 2004 P. Brysiewicz, P.A. Mclnerney | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 28 September 2004 | Published: 28 September 2004

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P. Brysiewicz, School of Nursing, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
P.A. Mclnerney, School of Nursing, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the registered nurses abilities to cope with the death of their clients and to determine if there was any improvement after attending a workshop designed to address this issue.

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