Nurses Confront Death Daily but Are Trained for Almost None of It, Study Finds
A qualitative study of Iranian healthcare professionals reveals four interconnected failures, from emotional trauma to missing infrastructure, that leave nurses ...
Tag: end-of-life care
Confidence, Not Knowledge, Drives Cancer Patients’ Willingness to Plan End-of-Life Care
A South Korean study of 200 cancer patients found that perceived behavioral control, not knowledge or fatigue, was the strongest ...
Alone in the Living Room: How Swiss Home Care Nurses Endured Four Waves of COVID-19
A phenomenological study of twelve Geneva home care nurses reveals how fear, institutional support, coping strategies and shifting professional identities ...
When a Loved One Chooses to Die: Families Reveal the Hidden Weight of Assisted Dying
A qualitative Canadian study of bereaved family members reveals that supporting a loved one through medical assistance in dying involves ...
Doctors and Nurses Say No One Taught Them How to Talk About Dying
A qualitative study of Portuguese healthcare students and professionals reveals critical gaps in end-of-life training, communication, and emotional support, prompting ...
Diabetes Drugs Often Continue Until Death in Dementia Patients, Landmark Study Finds
A landmark study of more than 16,500 people in the United Kingdom and Australia shows that glucose-lowering medications often persist ...
Experts Define What Indian Nurses Must Master to Deliver Dignified End-of-Life Care
Indian researchers have validated a nine-domain, 77-statement nursing competency framework for palliative care using a three-round modified e-Delphi process involving ...
Who Gets Comfort Care at the End? Stroke Study Reveals Stark Racial and Income Gaps
A national study finds that Black, Hispanic, and low-income patients who die after stroke thrombectomy are significantly less likely to ...
Palliative psychiatry and assisted dying: a new review maps a contested divide
A first-of-its-kind scoping review of 50 publications finds that most scholars view palliative psychiatry and assisted dying for mental illness ...
Neurocritical Care Society Issues New Ethical Roadmap for Organ Donation at the End of Life
A new ethical guidance statement from the Neurocritical Care Society provides clinicians with education and a moral framework for managing ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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