What is it about?

The article report on an interview study with nurses working at acute stroke care units and their views on death caused by acute stroke.

Featured Image

Why is it important?

The article sheds light on stroke as an illness leading to patients sudden unexpectd death and the ethical issues this raises in the situation.

Perspectives

The article helps to put the stroke care context on the map of palliative care and highlights the ethical issues related to this.

Ms Åsa Rejnö
Skaraborg hospital and University West, Sweden

Read the Original

This page is a summary of: The unexpected force of acute stroke leading to patients’ sudden death as described by nurses, Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, May 2012, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.01011.x.
You can read the full text:

Read

Contributors

The following have contributed to this page