Aims and MethodThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends
involving the families of patients admitted to psychiatric hospital care, without specific …

Background. The Delphi method provides an opportunity for experts (panelists) to
communicate their opinions and knowledge anonymously about a complex problem, to see …

Purpose To elicit family members' experiences of end-of-life care in adult intensive care
units. Design and methods A descriptive, exploratory, qualitative design was utilised. A …

Caring for families of the terminally ill is an important aspect of nursing care as nurses are
considered the main health care professionals who are closest to families. This paper …

Aim and objectives: To explore and describe the knowledge, perceptions and experiences
of nurses towards family centered care in adult ICUs. Background: Promoting quality patient …

Although terminal care literature may address the importance of the family in the patient's
treatment, the family as a whole is seldom considered as the unit of care. A family system's …

The interdisciplinary team approach is essential in the assessment and management of the
palliative care of patients and their families. An innovative approach has been developed to …

Barbara Buczny, RN C, BSN, is an ambulatory care nurse on a multidisciplinary geriatric
assessment team at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ. Joan Speirs, RN, BSN …

Aim To develop and psychometrically test a survey instrument to identify the factors
influencing the provision of end‐of‐life care by critical care nurses. Background Following a …

Aim: The main aim of this study was to investigate family member's experiences of
communicating with health professionals (HP) during end-of-life care in acute medical wards …