Question: Describe 1 aspect of end of life care or death and dying that we have discussed in class, or you read about in the assigned readings (provide page #). The 1 aspect of end-of-life care that we have discussed and read about on page 373 is communication. Expert communication is a tenet of palliative and end-of-life care. Nurses need to develop skill and comfort in assessing patients' and families' responses to serious illness and planning interventions that support their values and choices throughout the continuum of care. To develop a level of comfort and expertise in communicating with seriously and terminally ill patients and their families, nurses must first consider their own experiences with and values concerning illness and death through reflection, discussion with colleagues, reading, and self-discovery.