Introduction Providing bereavement support and care to families is an aspect of critical care
nursing practice that can be rewarding, yet emotionally and psychologically challenging …

Initially, palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU) was designed to improve hospice
care. Today it has emerged as a core component of ICU care. ICU palliative care should …

Background Clinicians need specific knowledge and skills to effectively communicate with
patients and their family when a patient is dying in the ICU. End-of-life communication is …

In the midst of COVID-19, radical change in the work environment further exacerbated the
detrimental effects of critical illness in the intensive care unit (ICU). This may be heightened …

Introduction Patients and their family members have diverse needs at the end of life,
influenced by culture. Objective To examine whether clinicians (doctors and nurses) …

Background Patient and family-centred care is considered best practice. Such an approach
is associated with high quality and positive experiences of care, and family presence at the …

Background A critical care unit admits on a daily basis patients who are critically ill or
injured. The condition of these patients' may deteriorate to a point where the medical …

Context Aside from spontaneous death, a majority of ICU deaths occur after a decision to
either withhold or withdraw life-sustaining measures, including withdrawal of ventilatory …

Background Multiple organizations recommend that individualized end-of-life (EOL) care
should be standard practice. However, a standardized approach does not exist because …

Background: Caring for pediatric patients at the end of life (EOL) can lead to anxiety and
burnout for critical care nurses. New graduate nurses (NGNs) often report receiving …