66 2.7.9 Bereavement and Grief

Support for grief and bereavement is considered a component of an integrated palliative approach to care

Nurse practitioners can promote their own and other staff’s wellbeing through:

• Organizing huddles
• Reflective debriefing
• Grief and bereavement support for residents, staff and care partners can include:
• Dignity walk and quilt
• Memory tree
• Room blessing
• Butterfly symbol
• Friendship boxes for the family^[1][2][3][4]