title: Transition to an in-patient palliative care unit: carers share their experiences.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  For a carer, transitioning the care of a person who is dying to others may be a challenging experience. At this time, more than any other, carers' experiences need to be understood. The emotional impact of care transitions may have clinical significance for both carers and those they care for.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To explore carers experiences of the transition of the person they were caring for to in-patient care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Carers reflected on their. experiences through an explorative/descriptive research methodology.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Feelings of guilt and relief figured prominently in the participants' discourses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prominent feelings of guilt and relief overshadowed the participants' experiences of transitioning care. This finding needs to be considered by care providers.
authors: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park South Australia, 5001, Australia. ann.harrington@flinders.edu.au
authors: Ann
authors: A
authors: Harrington
authors: Patricia
authors: P
authors: Mitchell
authors: Jacqueline
authors: J
authors: Jones
authors: Kate
authors: K
authors: Swetenham
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Currow
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D010166:Palliative Care