Background: Clinical practice relies on surrogates to make or help to make treatment
decisions for incapacitated adults; however, the effect of this practice on surrogates has not …

Our objective was to discuss obstacles and barriers to effective communication and
collaboration regarding end-of-life issues between intensive care unit nurses and …

The aim of this study was to describe partners' experiences when their spouses received
care in an intensive care unit (ICU). Seven partners were interviewed using a narrative …

Good communication is a fundamental skill for all palliative care clinicians. Patients present
with varied desires, beliefs, and cultural practices, and navigating these issues presents …

Objective Surrogate decision-makers play an increasingly important role in the lives of older
adults who have lost their ability to make decisions. Currently, there is a lack of evidence to …

In this article, we report findings from a qualitative study that explored how the relatives of
intensive care unit patients experienced the nurses' role and relationship with them in the …

Even though good communication among clinicians, patients, and family members is
identified as the most important factor in end-of-life care in ICUs, it is the least accomplished …

Moral distress has been covered extensively in the nursing literature and increasingly in the
literature of other health professions. Cases that cause nurses' moral distress that are …

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 …

Background Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (WOLST) is the leading proximate cause
of death in patients with perceived devastating brain injury (PDBI). There are reasons to …