Grave Words: Notifying Survivors About Sudden, Unexpected Deaths
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.10 (528 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1883620023 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 342 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Softcover.. Includes bereavement resources and support groups, death notification outline, and airline disaster protocols. For physicians, nurses, chaplains, and police officers. Explains how to relate tragic news to survivors by providing true-life case studies, in-depth information, and protocols to a variety of situations
Comprehensive guide to Sensitive Subject Scott Blair I applaud the work that went into this book from the standpoint of how widespread the author's subject matter stretched. From a chaplain's perspective who has worked in an ER for several years, I found its content refreshing, especially coming from an physician. It is my experience that many doctors have trouble in breaking bad news. Grave Words gives many good ideas for different kinds of situations and specific pathways that one could integrate into their setting. I have given copies to my ER head nurse, the Trauma Specialist and to the Trauma Surgeons in my center. It had served to bridge our discussions around family care. An outstanding guide for handling a devastating process I am the director of a university counseling center and have had to perform survivor/family notification several times. I welcome Dr. Iserson's book (really a manual)as there is, to my knowledge, no other comprehensive guide to handling this task. I know I had to improvise on the occasions I have been called upon to perform this function. By luck, what we did followed his guidelines; I can also say that our university staff grappled with many of the issues he discusses, albeit without his guidance. He provides detailed suggestions and checklist type guides for many types of situations. The guidance he provides serves two func. linda herz said Some good thoughts here.. A very good book to guide the practitioner in delivering bad news. Would have liked more conversational style, perhaps giving more examples of how to / how not to deliver bad news.