Introduction: Care of the deceased person in the hospital is a part of palliative care, which includes confirmation of death, nursing care of the body of the deceased person, notifying the relatives and significant others about the death, care for the mourning relatives and significant others, as well as care for the healthcare staff which carries out the care. The deceased persons' and relatives' cultural and religious beliefs are respected to ensure their respect and dignity. Purpose: The purpose of the diploma work is to present and based on the literature establish a standard procedure of care of the deceased person in the hospital. Methods: A descriptive method with an overview of professional and scientific literature available in databases CINAHL with Full Text, ERIC through EBSCOhost and ScienceDirect was used. The reviewed literature was from the period from 2003 to 2018. There were 42 units of literature used. Acts, regulations, standards and guidelines were also used for the creation of the diploma work. The results are presented in tabular and descriptive forms. Results: A review of 4 clinical standards of care of the deceased person in Slovenian hospitals and 4 clinical guidelines in foreign hospitals was carried out. They differentiate in listing of procedures about the confirmation of death, donating organs and/or tissues, further forensic treatment, use of a body bag and dressing the deceased person. Slovenian standards of care of the deceased person fulfill the listing of hygienic and general procedures in care of the deceased person, although lack the listing of the possibility to use measurements to confirm death, instructions on how to perform the care in case of donating organs and tissues, further forensic treatment and regarding the dressing of the deceased person. Discussion and conclusion: Standards of Slovenian hospitals are generally of high quality, however they could be improved with the help of foreign guidelines to approach quality palliative care of the deceased person.
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