About the study: AuthorsProfessional tears: Developing emotional intelligence around death and dying in emergency work, was a study compiled and published in the well-known and reputable journal. Journal of Clinical Nursing by Cara Bailey, Roger Murphy and Davina Porock. Purpose Bailey, Murphy and Porock's research aimed to explore and research how nurses who work on the front line of a hospital - the emergency department, deal with the emotional toll and impact. that death, agony and suffering have in their field of work. Understanding plays an important role in research, rather than a specific goal, discovery or objective. Importantly, this study follows previous research by the authors. An earlier article in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, End-of-Life Trajectories in the Emergency Department, opened the discussion about nursing practices as they relate to end-of-life care. However, this subsequent research focuses more on the professional development required of nurses, to deal with the death and agony they experience in their field of work. Hypothesis This particular study does not appear to have a distinct hypothesis. There weren't really any questions to ask or answer. What it did seem to be, however, was understanding the impact of death and dying on end-of-life emergency care professionals. Context Due to changing disease types and treatment of these diseases, nurses are now exposed to death in a very different way. to what he was. (Degner and Gow, 1998). Considered one of the most stressful aspects of nursing, caring for people who are dying or deceased is a very difficult thing to deal with and adapt to. This type of care can have a myriad of negative impacts, ...... middle of article...... clinical nursing, 20 (23-24), pp. 3364-3372. Gow, C. and Degner, L. (1988) Death assessments and nursing education. A critical review. Cancer Nursing, 11 pp. 151-159. Kadner, K (1994) Therapeutic intimacy in nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 19 (2), pp. 215--218. Scholes, J., Albarran, JW and Williams, C (2006) Developing expertise in critical care nursing. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Pub. Hochschild, AR (1983) The Managed Heart. Berkeley: University of California Press. Huy QN (1999) Emotional capacity and change in business. Mastering Strategy 6. 56-57.Cherniss, C. and Goleman, D (2001) The Emotionally Intelligent Workplace. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.Fortinash, K.M. and Holoday-Worret, P. A (2004) Psychiatric mental health nursing. St. Louis, MO: Mosby. Passer, MW and Smith, RE (2012). Psychology. North Ryde, New South Wales: McGraw-Hill Australia.