Attitudes of ward nurses towards the administration of 'as required' injectable medications for symptom control at the end of life.

It is recognised good practice to prescribe 'as required' parenteral medication (ARPM) to provide individualised symptom control in the final days of life. The decision to administer the medication and, sometimes, to decide the dose, usually lies with the nurse. To explore attitudes towards administration of ARPM at end of life (EOL) among hospital nurses.