• Hanne Irene Jensen, Kristin Halvorsen, Heidi Jerpseth, Isabell Fridh, and Ranveig Lind.
• Hanne Irene Jensen is an associate professor at the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Vejle and Middelfart Hospitals, Vejle, Denmark, and the University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
• Crit Care Nurse. 2020 Jun 1; 40 (3): 14-22.

TopicA substantial number of patients die in the intensive care unit, so high-quality end-of-life care is an important part of intensive care unit work. However, end-of-life care varies because of lack of knowledge of best practices.Clinical RelevanceResearch shows that high-quality end-of-life care is possible in an intensive care unit. This article encourages nurses to be imaginative and take an individual approach to provide the best possible end-of-life care for patients and their family members.Purpose Of PaperTo provide recommendations for high-quality end-of-life care for patients and family members.Content CoveredThis article touches on the following domains: end-of-life decision-making, place to die, patient comfort, family presence in the intensive care unit, visiting children, family needs, preparing the family, staff presence, when the patient dies, after-death care of the family, and caring for staff.©2020 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

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