The family of a hospice client is holding a vigil at the client's bedside. During a visit, a hospice nurse participates in this vigil and encourages each of the family members to say their good-byes. The nurse is demonstrating:

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Guiding letting go is a truly unique nursing practice that involves helping the client to let go of former activities and hopes, including life itself. This involves listening to intense emotions and helping the person and family find resolution. Sometimes it involves participating in a vigil at the bedside of the dying person and encouraging loved ones to say their final words of farewell. Palliative care involves the relief of suffering without curing the underlying disease. Connecting refers to the centrality of relationships in providing hospice care as the nurse seeks to understand the emotional and spiritual distress common to the end of life. Responsive use of self is the process expert nurses use to understand the lives of vulnerable clients in the community resulting in stereotypes and assumptions being overturned.

The Family of a Hospice Client Is Holding a Vigil