Context In end-of-life care, delirium is often not recognized and poses unique management
challenges, especially in the case of refractory delirium in the terminal phase. Objectives To …

Multiple lines of genetic and archaeological evidence suggest that there were major
demographic changes in the terminal Late Pleistocene epoch and early Holocene epoch of sub-…

Background: Legislative changes are resulting in assisted death as an option for people at
the end of life. Although nurses’ experiences and perspectives are underrepresented within …

Epilepsy after pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with poor quality of life. This
study aimed to characterize post-traumatic epilepsy in a mouse model of pediatric brain …

Context Delirium is a highly prevalent complication in patients in palliative care settings,
especially in the end-of-life context. Objectives To review the current evidence base for treating …

‘Suffering’ is a central discursive trope for the right-to-die movement. In this article, we ask
how proponents of physician-assisted dying (PAD) articulate suffering with the role of …

Background Even as healthcare providers and systems were settling into the processes
required for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) under Bill C-14, new legislation was introduced …

Background Over the last three decades, there has been a growing body of literature that has
described moral distress as a prominent issue that negatively affects intensive care nurses. …

Background Intolerable suffering is a common eligibility requirement for persons requesting
assisted death, and although suffering has received philosophic attention for millennia, only …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive exploration of nurses’
meaningful experiences of providing end-of-life care to patients and families in the intensive …