Bemötande efter plötsligt dödsfall. En litteraturstudie om närståendes behov

Sammanfattning: The idea of this study was to critically examine and account for the result found in scientific articles from databases. The aim of this literature review was to investi-gate how nurses can encounter a bereaved person in a crisis situation. Also the encounter of a person at risk of losing someone. Additionally, we investigated if the nursing staff fulfilled these needs. This literature review foremost addresses registered nurses. We hoped to give a tool that enables nurses to improve the care of the suddenly bereaved. The results showed four themes that were important in the encounter of bereaved. The themes were: information, closeness, privacy and education. In the last part of this review, guidelines for nurses to use in the encounter with bereaved are pro-posed. The guidelines emanated from the scientific articles.