Bemötande efter plötsligt dödsfall. En litteraturstudie om närståendes behov.
The idea of this study was to critically examine and account for the result found in scientific articles from databases. The aim of this literature review was to investi-gate how nurses can encounter a bereaved person in a crisis situation. Also the encounter of a person at risk of losing someone. Additionally, we investigated if the nursing staff fulfilled these needs. This literature review foremost addresses registered nurses. We hoped to give a tool that enables nurses to improve the care of the suddenly bereaved. The results showed four themes that were important in the encounter of bereaved. The themes were: information, closeness, privacy and education. In the last part of this review, guidelines for nurses to use in the encounter with bereaved are pro-posed. The guidelines emanated from the scientific articles.