title: Knowing the occasion of a peaceful death in intensive care  units in Thailand.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to describe how nurses know the occasion of a peaceful death. The data were generated from individual in-depth interviews with ten nurses who practised in adult intensive care units in the southern region of Thailand. Using a content analysis method, four processes of knowing the occasion of a peaceful death were isolated. They were visual knowing, technological knowing, intuitive knowing, and relational knowing.The clinical implications of these processes provide opportunities for nurses to practise the best end-of-life care during a critical time in a patient's life.This study also strengthens cross-cultural nursing during end-of-life care in high-technology settings, such as the intensive care unit.
authors.affiliation: Medical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. waraporn.k@psu.ac.th
authors.forename: Waraporn
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kongsuwan
authors.forename: Rozzano C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Locsin
authors.forename: Savina O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Schoenhofer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001293:Attitude to Death; D002016:Buddhism; D032882:Comprehension; D054521:Cultural Competency; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D010465:Perception; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012297:Right to Die; D013637:Tape Recording; D013785:Thailand; D014785:Vision, Ocular