Aim: The purpose of this article is to discuss the challenges critical care nurses face when
looking after patients needing End‐of‐Life (EoL) care in critical care environments. …

Aim. This study aimed to evaluate the perceptions of nurses working in intensive care units
about obstacles and supportive behaviors of end of life care. Background. End of life care is …

… The critical care nurse's role in End-of-Life care: issues and challenges … The critical
care nurse's role in End-of-Life care: issues and challenges …

This article explored nurses caring for patients at the end of life in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
A literature review was conducted by analyzing 56 scholar papers including research …

Background Critical care nurses (CCNs) frequently provide end of life (EOL) care in intensive
care units (ICUs). Obstacles to EOL care in ICUs exist and have been previously published …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe what critical care nurses perceived about
life-sustaining treatment at end of life. Methods: A qualitative content analysis method was …

This article reviews the evidence related to nurse involvement in the end of life (EOL)
decision making in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). This study was conducted by analyzing 53 …

Background Major obstacles exist in the care of patients at the end of life: lack of time, poor
or inadequate communication, and lack of knowledge in providing care. Three possible …

Purpose To elicit family members’ experiences of end-of-life care in adult intensive care
units. Design and methods A descriptive, exploratory, qualitative design was utilised. A …

Background Patients admitted to Australian intensive care units are often critically unwell,
and present the challenge of increasing mortality due to an ageing population. Several of …