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Essay Instructions: The academic paper is to be written from a nursing point of view in an acute care setting(acute hospital). Explore the patient, family, and nursing dynamics in the current acute care setting related to Bereavement. Explore the culture in the USA related to avoidance or acceptance of dying and allowing the bereavement process to progress. Perhaps beiefly explore our cultural need for continued youth to avoid facing the aging process and death. Also how we put our dying into acute care settings as opposed to caring for them at home which they would prefer. How much do we spend on end stage of life to prevent death and at what cost to the patient? How the changes in healthcare may force us to change this practice.
The format of the paper: APA format. Explore the evidence base for my current nursing practice by undertaking a literature search. Demonstrate my ability to access and retrieve appropriate, relevant and current literature to support a detailed review of my area of study(bereavement)in acute care. Construct an academic paper that is discursive and demonstrates learning from practice for practice. This paper should demonstrated my ability to critically analyse the issue, situation, challenge or problem of my practice and to reach conclusions for future practice. Use a range of literature to support my analysis; reference these by using the Harvard Referencing System (Fisher and Hanstock 1998). The paper must show growth in my own nursing practice based on my research. Articulate the professional beliefs and values that underpin bereavement in acute care.
Each paragraph should cite at least one reference and if any reference is quoted it must be cited.
It is my understanding that this paper will be specific to my needs and used by only me, meaning it will not be posted for others to purchase online. If this is incorrect please let me know.
The text book for this paper is Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy by JW Worden. This is for a base theory knowledge only as I will incorporate the verbiage from the textbook into the paper. My school institution has been very thorough and challenging on their expectations of all papers. I look forward to seeing the finished product. Please let me know if you need further instruction or material.

Essay Instructions: Write a 3 page paper discussion how we "survive" the death experience. In your discussion, include the role of religion, the role of grief counseling, and how the community at large plays a part in how we attempt to make sense of it all.