End-of-life care changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the previous prevailing hospice philosophy and essential values of hospice care were suddenly under pressure. The aim was to explore hospice nurses' lived experience of providing end-of-life care to patients admitted in an out-hospital hospice setting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data consist of 10 individual in-depth interviews of hospice nurses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExcessive alcohol consumption can have adverse effects on health, and patients who suffer from alcohol use disorders are subject to much stigmatization. Nurses are often the first point of contact when patients enter the acute medical unit, and it is pivotal that this contact establishes the basis for future collaboration. The aim of this study is to elucidate nurses' lived experience of providing care to patients suffering from alcohol use disorders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims And Objectives: To elucidate the lived experience of how patients with alcohol use disorders experience being cared for when admitted to acute medical units.
Background: Alcohol use is health damaging and is identified as one of the major avoidable risk factors, and alcohol use disorder is classified among the most harmful, debilitating disease categories. Patients suffering from alcohol use disorders are characterised by complex problems and health pictures spawned by chaotic lifestyles.