Purpose The aim of this study is to review the literature for three major domains in relation to
spiritual care in the ICU, namely Quality of Life (QoL), Quality of Care (QoC), and Education …

The provision of palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU) is increasing. While some
scholars have suggested the goals of palliative care to not be aligned with the ICU, some …

Aims and objectives To assess nurses' perceptions of what constitutes optimal end‐of‐life
(EOL) care in hospital and evaluate nurses' perceived barriers to EOL care delivery …

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

BACKGROUND: Providing quality end of life care is a challenging area in intensive care
practice. The most demanding aspect for doctors and nurses in this setting is not the …

Palliative care consultations for patients with life-threatening illnesses provide benefits for
the patients and their families as well as for the health care team. Patients have better quality …

Aims and objectives To understand the perceptions of critical care nurses towards providing
end‐of‐life care. Background There has been an increasing interest in end‐of‐life care in …

Aim This study aims to identify perceptions of nurses practicing in four adult inpatient units
regarding their actions to provide quality end of life care for dying patients, their definitions of …

Context Successful and sustained integration of palliative care into the intensive care unit
(ICU) requires the active engagement of bedside nurses. Objectives To describe the …

It is evident, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic that has physicians confronting death
and dying at unprecedented levels along with growing data suggesting that physicians who …