Surrogates' end-of-life decision-making process in nursing homes for residents with a neurocognitive disorder: An integrative review.

Describing the illness progression and the signification of palliative care to the resident with a NCD and their surrogate decision makers, as well as discussing end-of-life care preferences as early as possible are all nursing interventions that could potentially enhance surrogates' end-of-life decision-making process.