Introduction: Compassion is arguably central to palliative care. However, calls for the
restoring of compassionate care suggest a need for greater understanding and promotion of …

Objective This integrative review explores current published literature examining grief
experiences of nurses who work in hospital settings after the death of a patient in their care …

Counseling Individuals with Life-Threatening Illness provides a practical guide for
counselors who work with clients and families impacted by life-threatening illness. The …

Aims and objectives To illuminate the hospital experience for patients and families when
major amputation has been advised for critical limb ischaemia (CLI). Background CLI …

Background: Little has been written on the availability of specialist level 2 supervision
groups to support community practitioners regarding the emotional components of their …

Healthcare professionals are often confronted with situations that increase their levels of
stress and emotional fatigue, particularly in hospice or palliative care, because of direct …

One of the most significant trends for the past forty years has been the increasing longevity
of individuals with intellectual disabilities. Medical advances in both the understanding and …

Introduction The world is experiencing an ageing population with the numbers requiring
palliative and end of life care (PEOLC) increasing and many of those people will receive …

Pediatric palliative care (PPC) is a unique component of palliative care. While palliation is
an integral part of adult nursing, the palliation of a child is uncommon. Some research has …

This research explored my subjective experience of being a bereaved psychotherapist, both
personally and professionally, in a hospice and a private practice setting. The focus was to …