The wife of a patient receiving palliative care thanks the nurse for "being there" while her husband was dying. The nurse realizes the wife is describing:

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One of the ways that nurses provide palliative care is through the use of therapeutic presence. This is a strategy used to express compassionate care without having to "do" anything and is not a treatment or intervention by the standard definition. Presence is often the greatest gift we can give to dying patients and their families. The nurse has no way of knowing if the wife is thanking her for any of the other choices.

The Wife of a Patient Receiving Palliative Care Thanks the Nurse