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 …

A qualitative systematic review was conducted to review and explore published qualitative
research describing the challenges faced by nurses providing terminal care in intensive care …

BACKGROUND: The process of withdrawal of treatment in critical care environments has
created ethical and moral dilemmas in relation to end of life care in the UK and elsewhere …

Background: The intensive care unit environment focuses on interventions and support
therapies that prolong life. The exercise by nurses of their autonomy impacts on perception …

End-of-life (EOL) decisions in families are complex and emotional sites of family interaction
necessitating family members coordinate roles in the EOL decision-making process. How …

Background: The process of dying in intensive care units is complex as the technological
environment shapes clinical decisions. Decisions at the end of life require the involvement of …

Historically nurses have lacked significant input in end-of-life decision-making, despite
being an integral part of care. Nurses experience negative feelings and moral conflict when …

Bu çalışma palyatif bakım hemşirelerinin ölüme ilişkin algısı ve palyatif bakım
uygulamalarının belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemi …

Background: How nurses respond when faced with the dilemma of providing patient-
centered care in the absence of patient-centered practice guidelines remains relatively …

The introduction to this book is very much about how it came to be written and how I, in my
place as it were as both an insider and outsider in relation to the culture of nursing, came to …