title: Dying in hospital.
abstract: While surveys consistently show that about two thirds of people want to die at home, more than half of all deaths happen in hospitals. And in their last days, many people are cared for by generalist nursing staff who may be reticent, or even afraid, to talk about what is happening.
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pearce
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003643:Death; D064946:Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology; D006113:United Kingdom