Intensive care nurses’ involvement in the end-of-life process – perspectives of relatives

In this article, we report findings from a qualitative study that explored how the relatives of intensive care unit patients experienced the nurses’ role and relationship with them in the end-of-life decision-making processes. In all, 27 relatives of 21 deceased patients were interviewed about their...

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Authors: Lind, Ranveig (Author) ; Lorem, Geir F (Author) ; Nortvedt, Per (Author) ; Hevrøy, Olav (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Sage 2012
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2012, Volume: 19, Issue: 5, Pages: 666-676
Further subjects:B Decision-making
B Ethics
B End-of-life
B Relationships
B Nurses
B Family
B ICU
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