Conclusion
By aligning the definition of end-of-life care with the code of ethics for nurses and expanding the scope of
end-of-life care beyond the narrowly defined medical conditions mostly in hospital settings, this definition
has the potential to increase the number of nurses involved to end-of-life care. This definition makes nurses
working in diverse settings aware about their ethical responsibility to serve people who are in need of endof-
life care. It also resolves some of the ethical conflicts and moral distresses many nurses face in current
end-of-life care. This definition has potential to expand roles of nurses in end-of-life care from bedside
direct care providers to educators and policy makers in their community to assure quality end-of-life care
to all people. Because of our values and philosophy aligning well with end-of-life care, nurses have much to
offer and lead to improve the quality of end-of-life care.