This article describes an innovative approach to educating gerontological nurse practitioner
students about the needs of patients and their families related to palliative and end-of-life …

Since January 2001, over 4,200 nurses, representing all 50 US states and the District of
Columbia, have attended 1 of 40 national End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium …

Recent studies of end-of-life care in nursing homes and other long-term care settings point
to a significant need to improve care. The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium …

Death from chronic illness continues to be associated with unrelieved symptoms, occurring
in a hospital or other institution, with little discussion about advance directives. The role of …

Abstract The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) is a train-the-trainer
educational program to help nursing faculty integrate care of the dying patient and the …

The purpose of this article is to present the foundation for the End-of-Life Nursing Education
Consortium (ELNEC) curriculum. Foundational content focuses on the need to improve end …

In the past decade, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's 2002 report Means to a Better
End: A Report on Dying in America Today and other studies brought attention to deficiencies …

Approximately 80% of Americans who die each year are 65 or older. Increasingly,
gerontologi cal nurses are asked to deliver high quality end-of-life care. Studies, however …

Research has demonstrated that patients facing serious, life-limiting illnesses and their
families benefit from receiving palliative care. Increasingly, however, specialty palliative care …

Clinical nurses are in a crucial position to provide primary palliative care by advocating for
patients and families at the end of life, collaborating with the health care team to optimize …