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For instance, if you have a patient with a lot of family “drama,” you might want to get the socialworker involved so you can focus on providing nursing care while the socialworker focuses on social issues. Interdisciplinary Team.
But Barbara is an award-winning, end of life educator and registerednurse. And then our work continues in the bereavement down for a year or more to help the family with the grief. You need to, and, and to say, well, you know, you can talk to the socialworker anytime or you can talk to our chaplain anytime.
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