Phenomenological study of the experiences of intensive care nurses in caring for dying patientsThe question of the existence of human beings is a complicated question, which requires a long discussion. The question of death is sometimes even more complicated. Working as a nurse requires full dedication and a lot of patience. One of the most difficult and responsible parts of a nurse's job is caring for dying patients. This work contains the review of the article Phenomenological Study of ICU Nurses' Experiences Caring for Dying Patients by Phyllis Ann King and Sandra P. Thomas and the critique of phenomenological research. The research presented in the article was based on the work of fourteen nurses, who belonged to the intensive care department. The main topic, which linked them, was Promises to Keep, which included five subtopics: (1) promising to be sincere; (2) promise to provide comfort; (3) “promise to be a lawyer”; (4) “Promise that could not be kept” and (5) “Promise to stay connected” (King, PA and Thomas, SP, 2013, p. 1292). The authors provide an overview of previous research, which has been conducted in the area of ​​nurses' work with death and dying patients. They began in the 1950s and included quantitative and qualitative studies regarding intensive care unit nurses and their transportation of the dying. The research described in the article was based on the works of phenomenologist Merleau-Ponty, who argued that people's experience should be shown using his own terms and not scientific ones. Nurses were asked to take part in the in-depth interview, in which they recounted their experience of working with dying patients. The results can be divided into several significant parts. The first contextual location was the intensive care location, where all the actions took place. The second was the time spent with the patient. The third context included other people and the fourth was dedicated to the body. The search also showed results based on the topic Promises to Keep. This part contains the detailed description of the nurses' experience in the five areas mentioned: promise to be sincere with the patient and his family; promise to give comfort to the dying person and the people around him; “promise to be an advocate” (King, PA, & Thomas, SP, 2013, p. 1292) for the patient; promises to patients and family that could not be kept from the start and promises to stay in contact with family members after the patient's death.