The Robin

Am J Nurs. 2015 Oct;115(10):72. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000472600.16615.ff.

Author

Cynthia C Gorman¹

Affiliation

¹ Cynthia C. Gorman is currently vice president for development at the Family Service League, Huntington, NY. Contact author: cynthiacgorman@gmail.com. Reflections is coordinated by Madeleine Mysko, MA, RN: mmysko@comcast.net. Illustration by Lisa Dietrich.

PMID: 26402294
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000472600.16615.ff

Abstract

A meditation on fragility, loss, and resilience in patients, family, the natural world.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Animals
Attitude to Death
Colonic Neoplasms / nursing*
Empathy
Female
Grief
Humans
Nurse's Role / psychology*
Resilience, Psychological
Songbirds
Terminal Care / psychology*