title: Respecting a patient's care needs after death.
abstract: The delivery of care to patients who have died is a nursing intervention that most nurses will have to perform at some time. This article aims not only to provide the rationale behind the care given to patients during last offices, but also to explore the professional, legal and ethical considerations that must be addressed within the provision of holistic care.
authors.affiliation: European Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sewell
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D003643:Death; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans