TABLE 2.

What nurses need most from ward management to support adult patients in decision‐making during the last phase of life, N = 175

	N (%) a
Time to start a conversation with the patient about treatment decisions	90 (51.4)
Clear information transfer about the patient from my direct colleagues	58 (33.1)
Clear information transfer about the patient from the physician	57 (32.6)
Training or education	42 (24.0)
Shared vision from the department about palliative care	41 (23.4)
Acknowledgement of my role in decision‐making by physicians	37 (21.1)
Organized meetings to learn from each other's experiences	36 (20.6)
Good coordination in EPD	35 (20.0)
Clarity about my role in treatment decision‐making	30 (17.1)
Space for autonomy in my work	15 (8.6)
Acknowledgement of my role in decision‐making by other disciplines	9 (5.1)
Nothing	6 (3.4)
Other	3 (1.7)
Guidance from my manager to guide patients in their last phase of life	2 (1.1)

^a Multiple answers possible.