LEUNG D. & ESPLEN MJ (2008) European Journal of Cancer Care19, 30–38 Alleviating
existential distress of cancer patients: can relational ethics guide clinicians? Most people …

mok e., lau k‐p., lam w‐m., chan l‐n., ng jsc & chan k‐s.(2010) Healthcare professionals'
perceptions of existential distress in patients with advanced cancer. Journal of Advanced …

Background: Oncology nurses routinely encounter ethical dilemmas when caring for
advanced cancer patients, particularly concerning prognosis-related communications …

Existential distress can be understood as a distinct dimension of cancer-related distress
requiring attention from healthcare professionals. Psychosocial interventions can facilitate …

Effective interventions can improve the care of patients with life threatening illness such as
cancer or HIV disease. Nurses face challenges in providing end-of-life care and respective …

Background At the point of cancer diagnosis, practitioners may wrestle with ethical dilemmas
associated with medico-legal implications of diagnosis, treatment options and disclosure to …

Oncology nurses frequently encounter ethical issues in their everyday practice because of
the complex needs of patients, which require the expertise of many health care providers …

Patients' end-of-life decisions challenge nurses to improve palliative care, symptom
management, and patient advocacy, and examine ethical issues. When terminally ill patients …

Purpose/Objectives: To explore the topic of moral distress in nurses related to witnessing
futile care. Data Sources: Literature related to moral distress and futility; analysis of …

Objective Encountering dying patients with implicit existential questions requires the nurses
to have positive and comfortable attitude to talking about existential issues. This paper …