An Integrated Literature Review of Death Education in Pre-Registration Nursing Curricula: Key Themes

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Integrative review process.

(1) Problem identification	What is the nature and extent of provision of death education end-of-life care/palliative care in pre-registration curricula?
(2) Literature search	Electronic databases searched: ONCL First Search, ASSIA, Psychlnfo, CINAHL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, British Nursing Index, and AMED
(3) Data evaluation	Data included theoretical and empirical reports. Quality evaluation by two researchers
(4) Data analysis	Qualitative analysis to develop themes and categories
(5) Presentation (results)	Quantity: amount and perceived adequacy; Content and teaching strategies: the interventions used in curricula design; Reported outcomes: attitudes, communication, and clinical skills; Limitations: stringent inclusion criteria including exclusion of papers focusing on postregistration education; Data quality of included papers: small numbers, incomplete data sets, and tendency towards self-reporting