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ABSTRACT Critical care providers are responsible for many aspects of patient care, primarily focusing on preserving life. However, nearly 40% of patients who are admitted to an adult critical care unit will not survive. Initiating a conversation about end‐of‐life decision‐making is a daunting task. Often, health care providers are not trained, experienced, or comfortable facilitating these conversations. This article describes a quality improvement project that identified current views on end‐of‐life communication in the intensive care unit and potential barriers that obstruct open discussion, and offering strategies for improvement.