Evidence-based recommendations concerning how to discuss dying, life expectancy, and
likely future symptoms with patients with a limited life expectancy and their families are …

Many health professionals (HPs) express discomfort at having to broach the topic of
prognosis, including limited life expectancy, and may withhold information or not disclose …

Clinical practice guidelines for communicating prognosis and end-of-life issues with adults
in the advanced stages of a life-limiting illness, and their caregivers | The Medical Journal of …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of proactive palliative care
consultation on length of stay for high-risk patients in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) …

The aim of this systematic review was to examine studies that have investigated sustaining
hope during prognostic and end‐of‐life issues discussions with terminally ill patients and …

The relationship between truth telling and culture has been the subject of increasing
attention in the literature. The issue of whether, how and how much to tell cancer patients …

Background: Timely and effective communication about end-of-life issues, including
conversations about prognosis and goals of care, are extremely beneficial to terminally ill …

warnock c., tod a., foster j. & soreny c.(2010) Breaking bad news in inpatient clinical settings:
role of the nurse. Journal of Advanced Nursing 66 (7), 1543–1555. Abstract Title. Breaking …

Background Nurses working in intensive care units may lack knowledge and skills in end-of-
life care, find caring for dying patients and the patients' families stressful, and lack support to …

Purpose Clinical training for nursing students is limited to rudimentary skills to avoid
potential risks. Simulation-Based Training (SBT) can overcome the shortcomings of clinical …