Previous research has demonstrated that client issues related to death and dying are more
problematic than other serious client issues for beginning counselors. The present study …

Palliative care services in the US have quickly grown, challenging nurses to increase
knowledge relating to end-of-life care. One area requiring investigation concerns nurses' …

Background: Hospice staff and volunteers frequently hear the sound of death rattle and offer
explanations and reassurance to relatives and other patients. This paper describes our …

Communication is a key component of palliative and end-of-life care. Little is known about
comfort with palliative and end-of-life communication among nurses working in rural and …

The central goal of this study was to inventory and understand difficult communication issues
or dilemmas that arise among hospice volunteers, patients, and their families. Hospice …