Dreams of leaving

Article Abstract:

A nurse describes the difference in nursing care being received by two dying patients, Anne and Irene. Anne seems more able to cope with her illness on some days when she is able to talk about her feelings, but on other occasions the pain she experiences makes her wish to end her own life. She asks the nurse about taking an overdose and whether, if she does, it will result in the nurse losing her job. Irene's pain is relieved by opiates administered via a diamorphine pump, and she is quietly sliding into unconsciousness with peace and dignity, surrounded by her family.

Nurses, Terminal care

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The perpetual shadow

Article Abstract:

A retired nurse recounts various stages in his life which have been destroyed by recurrences of anxiety-depression. The onset of his illness began when he was 19 and he describes the battle to continue with his career as a nurse tutor until he was forced to retire in 1988 at the age of 45.

Cover Story, Depression, Mental, Depression (Mood disorder)

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