[Treating a patient receiving palliative care in the emergency department]. / L'accueil du patient en situation palliative aux urgences.

Treating a patient receiving palliative care in emergency departments. Treating a patient receiving palliative care in emergency departments represents a challenge for the medical and nursing team. In this specific context, nurses provide as much support as possible to the patient and their family, limit painful procedures and take part in discussions relating to the limitation of active therapies.