title: Light penetrating the darkness.
authors.affiliation: Hoffmann Hospice and San Joaquin Community Hospital, Bakersfield, California, USA.
authors.forename: Pamala K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: McCarver
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002835:Christianity; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006738:Hospices / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000451:nursing*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods*