Background Advance care planning (ACP) is the process of ongoing communication among
patients, family and health care professionals regarding what plans for future care are …

Background: Registered nurses are increasingly expected to provide person-centred end-of-
life care. However, there is a gap between patients's needs and the capacity of nurses to …

Background: Current evidence suggests that hospital nurses' end-of-life care is complex due
to the conflicting tasks of treatment-focused care and palliation. This is a topic that needs …

Background End-of-life care (EoLC) is an experience that touches the lives of everyone.
Dying in an acute hospital is a common occurrence in developed countries across the world …

Abstract Registered Nurses (RNs) are in the immediate position to provide End-of-life (EOL)
care and counselling for patients and families in various settings. However, EOL-care often …

Background Studies of nurses' required competence in EOL care in health centres are rare.
It is important to produce information about experienced nurses' perceptions of the …

Aim To examine the factors associated with nurses' perceptions of the quality of end‐of‐life
care. Background With increasing demand for hospitals to provide end‐of‐life care, the low …

Background: The number of deaths occurring in hospitals is rising, and many occur in
settings other than specialist palliative care, oncology or critical care. Nurses working …

Objectives: Pediatric leukemia is the most common cancer among children younger than 14
years of age. Children with leukemia require palliative care as additional support from the …

Purpose To inform health system improvements for care of elderly populations approaching
the end of life (EOL) by identifying important elements of care and implementation barriers …