[Caring for the patient to the end of life and beyond]. / Prendre soin du patient jusqu'au bout de la vie et au-delà.

The relationship with death has evolved. Funeral rites are becoming less common, while deaths in hospital are more frequent. This societal evolution has led the hospital and the nursing staff to have to adapt and organize themselves to better support patients at the end of life and their families.

[Cultural approach in nursing care of North African Muslims needing palliative care]. / L'approche culturelle en soins infirmiers pour les patients musulmans maghrébins relevant des soins palliatifs.

Working in a multi-cultural medical establishment, concerning both patients and nursing staff, calls for deliberations regarding the intercultural as well as palliative approach in nursing care. These deliberations are: 1) intra-personal, in questioning the nursing staff on his/her values, beliefs, convictions, personal culture and identity, as well as opinions regarding health, illness and death. 2) Interpersonal, in recognizing the other person through his/her culture, values, individuality, while taking into account his/her opinions on health, illness and death. The goal of this project is to initiate this intercultural approach by first studying the culture from the perspective of North African Muslims currently hospitalized. It will develop in three steps: The first step to consider consists in training health-care professionals. The second step will lead to the preparation of pedagogical support concerning "nursing care and North African culture". The third step should significantly demonstrate the intercultural approach in clinical nursing procedures. In the future, the project's aim should progress towards a health-care collaboration in which each patient feels implicated regardless of his/her condition, culture, beliefs, education or lifestyle.