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Example Document time of death, names of those present and who was informed in nursing records Document in appropriate place the description of all jewellery removed and that remaining with patient Ensure that two ‘Notification of Death’ labels are written and attached Write the time of death, which relatives have been notified and the support given, who certified death in the nursing notes Inform colleagues arriving on the following shift that the patient has died. Ensure other departments, and agencies are aware that the patient has died. Dignity and privacy was maintained after death Sudden or unexpected death – do not remove equipment If there is a risk of contamination of body fluids from the deceased patient, it needs to be placed in a waterproof body bag. Need to be aware of patients belonging to different religions. eg: Hindu; Jewish, Buddhist (McGee, 2002) Dougherty, L and Lister, S (2004) The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures Oxford. Blackwell Science McGee, P (2002) Nursing with dignity Nursing Times 98 (9) p33 Sewell, P (2002) Respecting a patient’s care needs after death. Nursing Times 98 (39) p36 A Sessor Staff nurse A Sessor September 2007 A Nurse September 2007 © Rhonda Knight September 2007