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3.Getting to know her patients and helping them through the toughest time of their lives is what Campbell, 43, appreciates most about being a hospice nurse. “I don’t know of another position where you can do more for people,” she says. Text A It Doesn’t Have to Be Sad:The Life of a Hospice Nurse 3.坎贝尔43岁，身为一名临终关怀护士，坎贝尔最为珍视的就是了解她的病人并且帮助他们度过生命中最艰难的时光。她说：“我不知道还有哪个职业能像临终关怀工作一样为人们做出更多贡献。” Diana K. Sugg 4.Her patients have all been told that they have six months or less to live. Rather than continue with often-difficult or painful treatments that probably won’t extend their lives, they have decided to stop trying for a cure. Instead, with the help of hospice care, they’ll focus on comfort and on living whatever they have left of their lives to the fullest ---usually in their own home. Text A It Doesn’t Have to Be Sad:The Life of a Hospice Nurse 4.她的病患都被告知他们在世上的时光最多不过6个月。与其继续一向很艰难又痛苦的治疗，而且往往这些治疗可能并不会延长他们的寿命，这些病患已经决定不再尝试寻找任何治疗手段。相反地，在临终关怀的帮助下，他们往往更注重如何舒适地生活并且尽情地享用余生。他们通常会选择在自己家里接受临终关怀。 Diana K. Sugg 5.Being able to die at home is a major part of the appeal of hospice, but patients and family members may not see it that way at first. “A lot of people still view hospice as giving up and letting the disease in,” says Campbell. That’s why the decision to call in hospice care can be an incredibly difficult one for a family to make. Once they do, though, most patients and their families soon understand the value of having a team of dedicated professionals---including social workers, health aides, chaplains, and nurses---work together to provide not only physical but also emotional and spiritual support. 5.能够在家中逝去是人们选择临终关怀的主要原因之一。但是病人和他们的家属起初并没有认识到这一点。坎贝尔说: “很多人把临终关怀视为放弃治疗并且向疾病屈服。”这正是为什么对于家人来说做出选择临终关怀这个决定有如此艰难的原因。然而，一旦他们做了这个决定，大多数病人和家人很快就会理解其中的意义所在，即一支由社工、健康师（助理）、牧师和护士组成的专业人士通力合作为病人和家属提供身体上、感情上和精神上的支持与帮助。 When Campbell took the job at Gilchrist Hospice Care three years ago, she had the same fears as anyone about hospice. As a mother of three and a veteran nurse who’d