September 10, 2025Geriatric NursingOpen Access

Home care nurses’ ethical compass in palliative decision-making processes

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Home care nurses experience significant ethical challenges during palliative care decision-making.
Focus group interviews with 24 nurses uncovered two main themes regarding their roles and ethical dilemmas.
Using Gadamer's hermeneutics, this qualitative study sheds light on the blurred boundaries of nurses' responsibilities.
Applying core principles of healthcare ethics may enhance shared decision-making in palliative care for nurses.

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Exploratory qualitative study reveals ethical challenges for home care nurses in shared decision-making, highlighting the need for clear guidelines.

Svendsen et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Exploratory qualitative study reveals ethical challenges for home care nurses in shared decision-making, highlighting the need for clear guidelines.