Case History Exercise Mrs Ada Jones is a 62yearold lady who lives with John, to whom she has been married for 5 years. She was divorced from Fred 10 years ago. They had four children together. John has two children from his previous ...
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This is especially so when you feel under confident in your abilities to provide a high quality of symptom management and relief from distress and to communicate appropriately with patients.
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