How do you engage in self-care and manage your emotions while providing end-of-life care?

Perspective. Accept death as a part of life. Your goal is to make it as comfortable as you can for patients and their families. You are no longer trying to prolong life. Interventions to do so are now optional. Patients and families are much more involved in these choices. A comfortable death with family as ready for this event as possible is a job well done.

Take advantage of respite and resources from your hospice agency. If you have any family to help alleviate your time or have a rotation plan helps. Also, counseling was helpful to be able to talk it out with a professional outside of the hospice realm.