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Background: Patients with cancer who are cared for at the end of life and theirrelatives wish that the last times they have will be good. Research shows that the presence ofnurses is crucial for the patients’ experience of being cared for at the end of life. Patients andrelatives felt that lack of support from nurses increased their concerns about the future. Thisplace demands on nurses’ ability to treat patients and relatives with dignity but also toprovide good care for patients in the last days of life. Aim: was to describe nurses’ experiences of end of life care of patients with cancer. Method: A systematic literature study with a descriptive synthesis based on Evans’ analysismethod. Results: Nurses experienced that caring for patients at the end of life could both strengthenthem and pose challenges. Professional development increased through the support of theteam. The challenges were difficulties in handling communication, finding a balance in careand that they experienced insuffieciency in care. Conclusions: Nurses experienced that caring for patients at the end of life wasstrengthening and challenging on a personal as well as professional level. The challenges inthe work contributed to developing their ability to provide the best possible care towards theend of life. The presence of nurses was experiencedto be significant for patients being caredfor at the end of life and their relatives.

Att möta och stödja närstående till svårt sjuka patienter är en av sjuksköterskans många uppgifter. Författarparet har genomfört en empirisk kvalitativ intervjustudie om hur närstående uppfattar att de blivit bemötta inom kirurgisk verksamhet. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med fem stycken deltagare vars anhöriga vårdas eller vårdats för malign sjukdom i övre mag- tarm kanalen inom kirurgisk verksamhet. Syftet med studien var att få ökad kunskap i hur närstående uppfattar bemötandet. Vidare var syftet att ta reda på hur anhöriga önskar bli bemötta. Resultatet visade att närstående uppfattade brister i bland annat informationen och stödet de fick från personalen. / One of many tasks that nurses have is to meet and support significant others to severely ill patients. The authors´ aim with this empirical qualitative study was to examine how significant others get treated by hospital staff in surgery care sector. Semi structured interviews were held with five significant others to patients who were treated for cancer diseases in a surgical division. The aim of this study was to improve the knowledge of how significant others perceive the treatment they got from the hospital staff. Furthermore was the aim to examine how significant others would like to be received by the hospital staff. The results of this study showed that significant others had experienced, that the availability of information and support from the hospital staff, were inadequate.