Respectful care of a deceased patient. In their daily practice, nurses continue to provide care to patients after death has occurred. They perform the laying out which marks the end of their care and is a gesture of respect by the nursing teams towards the deceased person. Beyond the technical aspects, all nurses are faced with their own humanity when they carry out this procedure. Nursing teams were sorely tested during the COVID-19 health crisis in this regard.
Keywords: COVID-19; Covid-19; deceased; défunt; hospital; humanity; humanité; hôpital; infirmière; laying out; nurse; toilette mortuaire.
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