Background: Community services for palliative patients outside normal working hours are
variable and the best evidence-based models of care have not been determined. Aim: To …

Background Palliative care focuses on supporting patients diagnosed with advanced,
incurable disease; it is 'family centered', with the patient and their family (the unit of care) …

Objective: The objective is to discuss a framework in psychosocial care in community
palliative care and the outcomes of a pilot study. This study adds to the existing body of …

To improve family nursing in oncology wards, a new nursing intervention was created: a
supportive telephone call after the death of the patient. Nurses who participated in the …

Palliative care programs are based on the principle that care should be directed to the family
as a unit. However, existing guidelines for care of the family tend to be described in general …

Introduction: Hospitalization of patients in the critical care units greatly affects their families
and their balance. Attention to family needs can affect the treatment process. Identifying the …

The critical illness of a family member negatively impacts the entire family. Nurses have the
opportunity to be instrumental in maintaining the family unit. Family-centered care and open …

The objective of this research is to investigate family members' perceptions as to the end-of-
life decision-making process in an ICU. The authors conducted a qualitative descriptive …

A qualitative study was conducted to obtain a deeper understanding of the hospice care of
terminally ill cancer patients, where care was delivered via a primary nursing system …

This paper presents an analysis of one nurse's experience, in providing holistic care to a
terminally ill patient. The increased risk for intense feelings of loss in such relationships is …