Advance directives emerged in the 1960s with the goal of empowering people to exert
control over their future medical decisions. However, it has become apparent, over recent …

This article discusses health professionals use of protocol in the breaking of bad news,
focusing particularly on the well-known SPIKES framework. The evidence of impact on the …

Aims and objectives To explore nursing students' experiences of death and dying in clinical
practice. Background The encounter with death constitutes one of the most stressful …

Background This paper focuses on communication between hospital staff and family carers
of patients dying on acute hospital wards, with an emphasis on the family carers' …

Breaking bad news is quite often not done in an effective manner in clinical settings due to
the medical staff lacking the skills necessary for speaking to patients and their families. Bad …

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare inherited metabolic disorder which can cause neurological
damage if left untreated. PKU is identified through newborn screening in developed …

Aims The aim of this study was to explore the difficulties experienced by nurses and
healthcare professionals when engaging in the process of breaking bad news. Background …

Purpose The findings of numerous studies have illustrated that there is still a high proportion
of cancer patients in Eastern and Middle-East countries including Iran, who are not properly …

Background: Disclosure of diagnostic and prognostic information has become the standard
in the United States and increasingly around the world. Disclosure is generally identified as …

Background: UK District Nurses have an important role in enabling a good death. Patients
and families need to know the patient is approaching the dying phase, yet evidence …