A brief synopsis of the core category of GT which emerged from the research is given here to set the discussion.
Nurses experience the need to exercise autonomy in EOL decision-making in ICUs on a daily basis;
their experience was expressed by the process of increase opportunities to exercise autonomy. The three
phenomena are the steps that nurses experience when the process of change in the treatment and care of
patients in EOL situations begins. They face causal conditions which allow them to act and decide on their
behalf in relation to care, therefore leading to increased opportunities for the exercise of their autonomy.
Three phenomena were apparent from the interactions experienced by nurses during this process