Despite the frequency, complexity, and intensity of communication that occurs between
nurses, patients, and families, palliative care nurses often struggle with end-of-life …

Communication is a key component of palliative and end-of-life care. Little is known about
comfort with palliative and end-of-life communication among nurses working in rural and …

Communication in Palliative Nursing presents the COMFORT Model, a theoretically-
grounded and empirically-based model of palliative care communication. Built on over a …

Oncology nurses often feel unprepared or unskilled in communicating with patients, families,
and providers around issues of palliative care. Currently, there is a paucity of training …

Introduction: Effectively discussing palliative care with patients and families requires
knowledge and skill. The purpose of this study was to determine perceived needs of …

Serious illness communication in homecare about hospice and/or palliative care transitions
is lacking due to clinical culture. The purpose of the current study was to understand …

The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effectiveness and usefulness of a COMFORT
communication model in strengthening perceived communication confidence of advanced …

The article examines an educational project aimed to improve compassionate and effective
communication between nurses and palliative care patients. Communication in end-of-life …

Background: Clear communication about a person's poor prognosis and limited treatment
choices improves the quality of end-of-life care. Aims: To investigate how end-of-life …

The purpose of this study was to describe nurses' experiences of communicating with
patients and families at end of life (EOL). The COMFORT Communication Model guided this …