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What does the phrase between "//" mean in this context?
There are still the wards where //it simply isn't done for nurses// to discuss their feelings about the death of
patients - which leaves them with a load of guilt and distress and makes it harder for them to
comfort relatives
What does the phrase between "//" mean in this context?
There are still the wards where //it simply isn't done for nurses// to discuss their feelings about the death of
patients - which leaves them with a load of guilt and distress and makes it harder for them to
comfort relatives
There are still the wards where //it simply isn't done for nurses// to discuss their feelings about the death of
patients - which leaves them with a load of guilt and distress and makes it harder for them to
comfort relatives
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It's not common, it's not a usual occurrence, it's not normal or expected
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