Two prelicensure nursing programs assess readiness to standardize palliative and end of life care curriculum

An Examination of Palliative or End-of-Life Care Education in Introductory Nursing Programs across Canada

An investigation was done to assess for and describe the end-of-life education provided in Canadian nursing programs to prepare students for practice. All 35 university nursing schools/faculties were surveyed in 2004; 29 (82.9%) responded. At that time, all but one routinely provided this education, with that school developing a course (implemented the next year). As compared to past surveys, t...

Psilocybin and palliative end-of-life care.

Palliative care and end-of-life decisions.

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Palliative and end of life care

Health care provided in the final year of life is typically costly and often delivers unintended outcomes. High value can be defined for end of life care. High value clinical practices exist for end of life care and a common set of high value processes can be identified. The current system structure of healthcare delivery does not consistently support those high value processes. An improved org...

Pediatric palliative care in childhood cancer nursing: from diagnosis to cure or end of life.

OBJECTIVES To describe selected components of pediatric palliative care from diagnosis to cure or end of life that combine to help nurses and other clinicians achieve goals of care for children with cancer and their families. DATA SOURCES Published articles. CONCLUSION Pediatric palliative care is characterized by diversity of care delivery models; effect of cancer on the family as the cent...