This article demonstrates how good communication sets the foundation to provide superior comprehensive care during the stressful time surrounding end of life. Communication addressing end-of-life care in veterinary medicine has significant impact on all involved: the patient, the client, the health care team, and the practice. These conversations require training and practice to achieve mutually satisfying outcomes. Suggested guides for facilitating these conversations and several typical scenarios are presented to provide methods for future evidenced-based evaluation in effective communication. The Critical Incident Stress Management is presented as a model for mitigation of adverse consequences related to traumatic events in veterinary practice.

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沟通：兽医生命终止关怀中的艰难对话。

本文说明了良好的沟通方式如何为在生命周期结束时的压力时期提供优质全面的护理打下基础。涉及兽医学生命终结护理的交流对所有相关人员，包括患者，服务对象，医疗团队和实践都有重大影响。这些对话需要培训和实践才能实现相互满意的结果。提出了促进这些对话的建议指南和几种典型方案，以提供有效沟通中未来基于证据的评估方法。关键事件压力管理是作为缓解与兽医实践中的创伤事件有关的不良后果的模型而提出的。