The 10 top-ranked interventions, based on the overall sample, and the Dignity-Conserving Model themes they represent are displayed in Table 2. The five most important nursing interventions to promote dignified dying, listed according to how they ranked by average importance rating in this study, were (a) “maintain dignity and privacy,” (b) “establish trust,” (c) “manage pain,” (d) “establish rapport,” and (e) “manage dyspnea.”