Nursing in the 21st century continues to challenge point of care nurses working in high
acuity areas. The complexities of patient care are multifaceted, advances in technology …

Purpose: Existential loneliness is part of being human that is little understood in health care,
but, to provide good care to their older patients, professionals need to be able to meet their …

Nurses working with cancer patients in end of life care need to be prepared to encounter
patients' psychosocial and spiritual distress. Aim The aim of this study was to describe …

Relationship-centered palliative nursing during serious illness requires existential care. Yet,
multilevel systemic barriers hinder nurses' ability to provide this care. The authors suggest …

Background: Compassion is the core of nursing care and the basis of ethical codes. Due to
the complex and abstract nature of this concept, there is a need for further investigations to …

Aim This study aims to identify perceptions of nurses practicing in four adult inpatient units
regarding their actions to provide quality end of life care for dying patients, their definitions of …

Aims To describe how the religiosity of Christian nurses motivates their practice and
manifests during patient care, especially spiritual care. Background Nurses around the world …

Aim The aim of this study was to illuminate and clarify the concept of existential issues in
relation to nursing research and nursing practice. Methods This article is a theoretical …

The aim of this study was to explore palliative home care physicians' experiences regarding
end‐of‐life breakpoint communication (BPC). This is a qualitative study where focus group …

Background Missed nursing care is a complex healthcare problem. Extant literature in this
area identifies several interventions that can be used in acute hospital settings to minimise …