Objective To review the literature on moral distress experienced by nursing and medical
professionals within neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and paediatric intensive care …

Purpose: The contribution of bioethics to clinical care at the end of life (EOL) deserves
critical scrutiny. We argue that researchers have rarely questioned the normative power of …

ContextQuality end-of-life care is increasingly recognized as an ethical obligation of health
care providers, both clinicians and organizations. However, this concept has not been …

Background: These recommendations have been developed to improve the care of
intensive care unit (ICU) patients during the dying process. The recommendations build on …

Objective: To explore registered nurses' and attending physicians' perspectives on caring for
dying patients in intensive care units (ICUs), with particular attention to the relationships …

Winner of the 2022 Textbook & Academic Authors Association′ s The McGuffey Longevity
Award Aging: Concepts and Controversies is structured to encourage a style of teaching and …

Background: Moral distress is one of intensive care unit nurses' major problems, which may
happen due to various reasons, and has several consequences. Due to various moral …

Seriously ill persons are emotionally vulnerable during the typically protracted course of an
illness. Physicians respond to such patients' needs and emotions with emotions of their own …

• Background Nurses' perceptions of futile care may lead to emotional exhaustion.•
Objectives To determine the relationship between critical care nurses' perceptions of futile …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the status of medical education in end-of-life care and identify
opportunities for improvement. DESIGN: Telephone survey. SETTING: US academic medical …