‘I tried to get into their shoes and their culture’. Care worker experiences in cultural end-of-life care: Interpretative phenomenological analysis

‘I tried to get into their shoes and their culture’. Care worker experiences in cultural end-of-life care: Interpretative phenomenological analysis 
Journal of Clinical Nursing / Early View; by Elizabeth Lambert RN, BN (Hons), Jo Gibson RN, BN, PhD, MAdvNsgPrac, Kasia Bail RN, BN(Hons), GCHE, PhD 
Aim: What are care workers' lived experiences caring for people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds during end-of-life care?
What does this paper contribute to the wider global community? This study highlights the importance of understanding care workers’ experiences in providing culturally appropriate end-of-life care.

• Care workers desired more training and support from their employing organisations.
• The absence of cultural and palliative care training and education affected the quality of care the workers could provide and impacted on their emotional labour.
• Care workers felt responsible for their gaps in knowledge and often spent their own time trying to learn the language and culture of their clients.
• Care workers were burdened by the lack of practical and psychological support which impacted their quality of life outside of the work environment.