Kay  Chinonyelum Nwamaka Onyechi, Anthony  U. Okere, Chiedu  Eseadi, Mkpoikanke  Sunday Otu, 
    A Focus on Hospice Care Issues:
A Call to Action of Professional Counselors in Nigeria,
    Research Journal of Medical Sciences,
    Volume 10,Issue 6,
    2016,
    Pages 593-595,
    ISSN 1815-9346,
    rjmsci.2016.593.595,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2016.593.595)
    Abstract: The expression "hospice care" alludes to an end-of-life care and is an aspect of palliative care. All
over the world, there is a rising but strong unanimity on the need for counselors to progressively use their
expertise to help people work through the end-of-life phase. Hence, the reason for this study is to raise the
awareness of professional counselors in the Nigerian society on the need for their contribution to end-of-life
care of their dying clients, a psycho-oncological intervention, otherwise known as hospice care. The study
amongst other things uncovered show counselors could ethically play their roles in end-of-life care of
terminally ill clients and those who care about them.
    Keywords: Code of ethics;end-of-life care;hospice care;Nigeria;professional counselors