Abstract:
Responses to questions from dying people and their families are as individual
as each nurse, patient, family member or situation. This is well recognised and an
unspoken truth in palliative care practice
This paper explores the subjective nature of knowledge in palliative care
generated through capturing moments of practice and subsequent reflections. This
demonstrates how the author uses her model of care to open a space that enables the
person and their family to find meaning from their experience and articulate what they
need at the time.
The author identifies her interest in the paradoxical reality of knowing and
not knowing and describes how that paradox contributes to her role in supporting
individual’s needs within their realities.