Nurses' perceptions of caring for dying patients in an open critical care unit: a descriptive exploratory study

Background: Nurses in critical care areas play a vital part in providing end-of-life care and recognise that an ideal death should be peaceful, dignified, and comfortable. However, environmental restrictions in critical care units can make a peaceful death unachievable and can havea profoundly negat...

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Main Authors: McCallum, Amanda, McConigley, Ruth
Format: Journal Article
Published: Mark Allen Publishing Ltd 2013
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Online Access:http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=4&sid=6a4b82de-7e5b-4c14-95d7-d4b25901dec7%40sessionmgr198&hid=127
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36757