Research objectives. Negotiating natural death in intensive care The aim of this study sought to determine how death and dying were understood and managed in two intensive care units in the UK. This was easily spotted by the reader, as stated in both the abstract and the introduction. However, the reader found that the narrower focus – regarding the solutions that occurred as a result of the problematic definitions between euthanasia, treatment withdrawal and natural death – played a more integrated part of the study at the end of the introduction. Although it was introduced in the abstract, it could have been made clearer to the reader so that they understood that this was a crucial factor in the study, not just a part of the literature review. If correct, this would have accounted for a more understandable and broader scope of the article. The way the data was collected. The cases used for analysis herein were based on a larger study of 14 cases conducted by Seymour in 1997. The data came from two different hospital intensive care units in the same city in 1995 and the first two months of 1996. Yes This was purposive sampling, so participants had to be critically ill and at high risk to enter the study. of death. On top of that, patients had to be over 18, not be “brain dead,” and have a named next of kin. Participants who were seriously ill were chosen as they were judged to be able to highlight the interactions that would occur between healthcare workers and surrogate relatives and their healthcare team. Participants who met these criteria were contacted upon entering the hospital. Intensive care for no less than 24 hours and no more than 72 hours. Since I participated...... half of the paper...... Education.Kirkman, A. (2011). SACS 301: Interviews [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from http://blackboard.vuw.ac.nz/Mack, N., Woodsong, C., MacQueen, K., Guest, G., & Namey, E. (2005). Qualitative research methods: A field guide for the data collector. Retrieved from http://www.fhi.orgPalmquist, M. (2005). Advantages and disadvantages of the survey method. Retrieved from http://writing.colostate.edu/Pasley, T., & Poole, P. (2009). Characteristics of University of Auckland medical students planning to work in a regional/rural setting. The New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1292), 50-60.Seymour, J. (2000). Negotiating natural death in intensive care. Social sciences and medicine, 51, 1241-1252.StatPac. (2011). Advantages of written questionnaires. Excerpt from Description http://www.statpac.com/Survey (nd). Retrieved from http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/