Nurses perform a vital role in the care of dying patients and their families. Hence, experiences of nurses are a meaningful source from which to advance holistic end-of-life care. In this study, a hermeneutic phenomenological perspective was used to explore the phenomenon of end-of-life nursing care. Details derived from a scientific exploration into the experiences of 13 registered nurses who provided care for patients and families at end-of-life in the inpatient hospital setting offer understandings regarding this important phenomenon. The hermeneutic phenomenological methods of Max van Manen guided data collection and analysis. Three main themes described the participants’ experience of nursing care at end-of-life: “Confronting Challenges,” “Coming to Understand End-of-Life Care,” and “Transforming the Understanding of End-of-Life Care into Nursing Practice.” Recommendations for nursing education, practice, and research were derived.
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机译：护士在垂死患者及其家人的护理中起着至关重要的作用。因此，护士的经验是促进全面的临终护理的有意义的来源。在这项研究中，从现象学的现象学角度探讨了生命终止护理现象。通过对13位注册护士的经验进行科学探索得出的细节，这些护士在住院医院环境中为临终患者和患者提供护理，从而为这一重要现象提供了理解。 Max van Manen的解释学现象学方法指导数据的收集和分析。三个主要主题描述了参与者在临终时的护理经历：“面临的挑战”，“了解临终护理”和“将临终护理的理解转化为护理实践” 。”提出了有关护理教育，实践和研究的建议。
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