A major shift in the care of terminally ill people, due to advances in technology, and the
development of legislation regarding patient self-determination and autonomy, has occurred …

Death and discussion about end-of-life care are common in ICU settings, yet these
conversations are often difficult. The ICU ethos is orientated to saving lives, and …

This paper presents one aspect of an interpretative study exploring nurses' perceptions of
the care provided to end-stage heart failure (ESHF) patients in community and hospital …

This study explores critical care nurses' beliefs, motivations, and experiences regarding end
of life care. We performed a content analysis of the text comments provided by 468 US …

Introduction Providing bereavement support and care to families is an aspect of critical care
nursing practice that can be rewarding, yet emotionally and psychologically challenging …

Thirty years ago you would have been hard pushed to see Critical Care and Palliative Care
mentioned in the same journal, let alone in the same sentence. However the world has …

This article highlights certain practical and professional difficulties in providing end‐of‐life
(EOL) care for patients in critical care units and explores discourses arising from guidelines …

The critical care units of today are environments totally dedicated to implementing life saving
and life supporting measures. The development of the critical care unit is such that now …

Aim: To appraise literature concerning end‐of‐life care (ELC) in adult critical care units in
the UK in order to improve clinical practice. Objective: To understand the interplay between …

The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the perceptions of critical care
nurses'(CCNs) actual and preferred levels of involvement in significant decisions regarding …