Background Critical care physicians and nurses have significant roles in the complex
process of end-of-life decision making. Objective To understand how nurses' and physicians' …

The purpose of this qualitative, descriptive study was to describe end-of-life decision-making
experiences as understood by critical care nurses and physicians in intensive care units …

Abstract Background Intensive care units (ICUs) focus on treatment for those who are
critically ill and interventions to prolong life. Ethical issues arise when decisions have to be …

Background ICU nurses are most frequently at the patient's bedside, providing care for both
patients and family members. They perform an essential role and are involved in decision …

Background Patient death in the intensive care unit (ICU) often results from the inability to
recover from critical illness and decisions are then made to shift goals of care from recovery …

Background: Although the importance of intensive care unit (ICU) nurse initiative in end-of-
life (EOL) decision making has been confirmed, there are few studies on the nurses' initiative …

Background End-of-life (EOL) decision-making in the intensive care unit (ICU) can be
emotionally challenging for both doctors and nurses, who are sometimes placed in difficult …

End-of-life situations occur in critical care units daily, exposing nurses to these situations on
a regular basis. These critical care nurses experience emotions similar to the emotions …

Purpose The aim of this study was to create a questionnaire that measures barriers and
facilitators of effective end-of-life (EOL) decision making and communication and associated …

Background End-of-life decision making in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), can be emotionally
challenging and multifaceted. Doctors and nurses are sometimes placed in a precarious …