In 2000, the City of Hope Medical Center and the American Association of Colleges of
Nursing (AACN) developed the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC)-Core …

The need for palliative care in our health care system has exponentially increased in the
past few years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the aging population, and the …

Providing end-of-life care to children with cancer is most ideally achieved by initiating
palliative care at the time of diagnosis, advocating for supportive care throughout the …

Communication skills are paramount in effective delivery of palliative care. The emphasis in
much of the previous literature has been on physician communication and also has been …

Aim To synthesize qualitative evidence on nurses' end‐of‐life care practices in long‐term
care settings for older adults. Background Qualitative evidence on how nurses describe their …

When oncology nurses have strong communication skills, they play a pivotal role in
influencing patient satisfaction, adherence to plans of care, and overall clinical outcomes …

Background: Expert communication skills are essential for the delivery of effective palliative
care across the domains of care. However, few health care providers receive formal …

Objectives To provide foundational knowledge about approaches to ethical decision-making
that arise as part of palliative care of cancer patients and their families. Data Source Journal …

Nurses have unique clinical responsibilities and opportunities with patients that require
strong communication skills. However, many nurses lack effective communication skills and …

Communication is imperative for end-of-life decision-making; however, descriptions of key
strategies used by nurses are missing. A phenomenological approach was used to interpret …