David Plotz talks to a hospice nurse about caring for the elderly, dealing with families in the process of grieving, and what it’s like to give a bath to a person who has just died.

What’s It Like to Bathe a Dead Person?

What’s It Like to Bathe a Dead Person?

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Working
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Nov. 20 2014 7:00 AM

The “How Does a Hospice Nurse Work?” Edition

Slate’s podcast about work explores how a hospice nurse prepares patients for a dignified death.

Kathy Kuencer
Nurse Kathy Kuencer.

Photo by David Plotz

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On this episode of Working, David Plotz talks to a hospice nurse about caring for dying patients and how families grieve.

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Slate’s Working Podcast: Episode 9 Transcript

Read what David Plotz asked a hospice nurse about end-of-life care.