The aim of the study was to describe nurses' experiences in caring for gravely ill and dying
patients outside special palliative care settings. Tape‐recorded qualitative interviews were …

Aim. This study describes the meanings of generalist registered nurses' experiences of
caring for palliative care patients on general wards in hospitals. Background. Earlier …

Abstract Patient or Public Contribution Patients, relatives and nurses were involved in this
study. Aim The aim was to explore patients', relatives' and nurses' experiences of palliative …

BACKGROUND: Palliative care should be provided, irrespective of setting to all patients
facing a life-threatening illness and to their families. The situation and needs of older people …

Palliative care describes a caring philosophy. Originally, palliative care referred exclusively
to the care of dying cancer patients, but over time has expanded to include mitigating care of …

In recent times the rapid expansion of interest in palliative care has become a significant
feature of health care development. Caring in the palliative way means simultaneous …

Objective The aim of this study was to describe nurses' experiences (> two years) of caring
for dying patients in surgical wards. Background Palliative care is included in education for …

Aim. The study explored terminally ill patients' and their families' experiences of hospital end-
of-life care. Design. A qualitative approach–interpretive phenomenology–was applied …

This study aims to explore the lived experience of nurses who provide comfort to palliative
care patients in an acute setting in a small urban hospital in the west of Ireland. A qualitative …

The aim of this study was to illuminate the meaning of being supportive to family caregivers
who care for a relative at home as narrated by registered nurses. The context used to allow …