Abstract
The ability of nurses with experience of personal bereavement to work with patients can have immediate and/or long-term repercussions on their personal and professional life. To explore the experience of a personal bereavement, through the death of a significant relative or friend, for nurses working in palliative care. A multicentre qualitative study interviewed nurses working in palliative care who experienced a significant bereavement within the last 24 months. Key themes: circumstances surrounding bereavement; conflict between the personal and professional; returning to work; grief as a continuum. Advice to bereaved nurses was for them to be open and honest and that work can be grounding; that they should take time off; that grief does not stop on returning to work; and that they should do what feels right for them. Bereaved palliative care nurses strive to maintain their roles in the face of bereavement. Hospices have a significant part to play in offering ongoing support and flexibility.
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