The intensity of suffering can only be known by the sufferer. A major issue in pain control is the reluctance of doctors and nurses to provide sufficient medication to achieve relief. Many suggestions for caring for the specific symptoms experienced by the dying patient were offered. In conclusion, a dignified death can achieved by skillful caregiving. Nurses must emphasize autonomy, minimize dependency and free the dying person of avoidable suffering.
Nurses have a duty to care all the way through the end of life.