Journal of clinical nursing
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To develop an understanding of how nurses provide spiritual care to terminally ill patients in order to develop best practice. ⋯ Quality spiritual caregiving requires time for nurses to develop: the personal, spiritual and professional skills that enable spiritual needs to be identified and redressed; nurse-patient relationships that allow patients to disclose and co-process these needs. Supportive work environments underpin such care. Further research is required to define spiritual care across all settings, outside of hospice, and to develop guidance for those involved in EoL care delivery.
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To reveal meanings of family members' lived experiences when a loved one undergoes an interhospital intensive care unit-to-unit transfer. ⋯ The study highlights the importance of maintaining a family-centred approach during the transfer process. Our findings can provide deeper knowledge for intensive care health personnel, better preparing them for the delicate task of providing family-centred care during the interhospital intensive care unit-to-unit transfer process.