Providing expert critical care for the high acuity patient with a diagnosis of COPD at the end
of life is both complex and challenging. The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine …

Rationale for the study: Improving the quality of end‐of‐life (EOL) care in critical care
settings is a high priority. Patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

• Background Nurses in medical intensive care units are routinely involved in negotiations to
maintain or withdraw life support. How nurses move from aggressively attempting to extend …

Aim: The purpose of this article is to discuss the challenges critical care nurses face when
looking after patients needing End‐of‐Life (EoL) care in critical care environments …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a slowly disabling illness,
with functional limitations and a high burden of symptoms. Palliative care services focus on …

Aim: The purpose of this research was to describe the perceptions of people living with
severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with respect to the end of life …

Objective. To identify perceived barriers, supports andchanges needed to improve end-of-
life care (EOLC) in theintensive care unit (ICU) and to compare physicians' perceptionswith …

BACKGROUND The history of death occupies a privileged place in history. 1 Attitudes
toward death have changed through history, and with the industrialization of society, death …

In recent years, numerous developments have focused attention on medical decisionmaking
for critically and terminally ill patients. Traditionally, such decisionmaking was confined …

Aims and objectives To explore the illness experiences of older patients with late‐stage
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and to develop knowledge about how patients …