Resources that can help nurses with assessment 


Marie Curie website provides guidance on Providing Emotional Care


Cancer Australia hosts information on Screening for distress


Tools that can be used to assess distress include:


The following UpToDate articles on assessment in palliative care include assessment of distress


The article Fear of Death published in The Oncologist (2005) explores the fears that patients experience regarding the dying process and death and tips on empathising with a dying patient.


The following fast fact sheets from Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin, US may be useful:


PCC4U offers opportunity to reflect on distress in :

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