Aims and objectives This article explores the perceptions of new graduate nurses around
their readiness for practice when faced with death and dying within the workplace …

Background: Nurses have a vital role in providing end-of-life care to patients and their
families, and it is important that nursing students are adequately prepared for this role. Aim …

Aim To synthesise the experiences of nursing students encountering patient death and
caring for patients under palliative care or at end-of-life and their families in clinical settings …

Palliative and end of life care topics have traditionally not been in nursing school curricula.
Only in recent years have these been included. The aim of this research was to determine …

Background Ensuring adequate knowledge about palliative care and positive attitudes
towards death and dying are crucial educational aspects when preparing undergraduate …

Studies indicate that nurses spend more time with patients at the end of life than any other
health care discipline (KM Foley & H. Gelband, 2003). So it is imperative that nurses be …

Aims and objectives To explore nursing students' experiences of death and dying in clinical
practice. Background The encounter with death constitutes one of the most stressful …

Background The World Health Organisation and palliative care stakeholders recommend
that healthcare workers are educated in palliative care. Provision of high-quality palliative …

Background: It is important to understand how student nurses might feel when confronted
with a dying patient, so that appropriate support and education can be offered prior to their …

Aim: To describe first-year nursing students' experiences of witnessing death and providing
end-of-life care. Methods: This study is part of a larger longitudinal project. Interviews (n= 17) …