Introduction With an increase in the population living with terminal illness, many patients are
accessing EDs during the last days of their life. Yet EDs are often not well prepared to …

Introduction The importance of end-of-life (EOL) care for dying patients and their families is
well described; however, little research has been performed in emergency settings. The …

Introduction Due to philosophical tensions between end-of-life care and emergency care,
nurses in the emergency department face challenges in the provision of end-of-life care. The …

Introduction The number of people dying in emergency departments (EDs) is increasing.
However, EDs are not well designed or resourced for safe and effective End-Of-Life (EOL) …

Introduction Provision of end-of-life (EOL) care in the emergency department has improved
globally in recent years and has a different scope of interventions than traditional emergency …

Background Providing end-of-life care to patients and their families in the emergency
department (ED) is challenging, with high workloads, the busy environment, and a focus on …

Introduction End of life (EOL) care in the Emergency Department (ED) requires focused,
person-centred care to meet the needs of this vulnerable cohort of patients. Methods An …

Background: The number of deaths occurring in hospitals is rising, and many occur in
settings other than specialist palliative care, oncology or critical care. Nurses working …

The hospital emergency department (ED) is the place where people most commonly seek
urgent care. The initial diagnosis of an end-of-life (EOL) condition may occur in the ED. In …

Background Emergency departments (EDs) are seeing an increase in patients requiring end-
of-life (EOL) care. There is paucity of data of attitudes and knowledge of physicians …