Objective The aim of this study was to describe nurses' experiences (> two years) of caring
for dying patients in surgical wards. Background Palliative care is included in education for …

Aims and objectives To examine the content and reported psychometric properties of
instruments for assessing nurses' palliative care knowledge and skills in specialised …

Context: A small proportion of patients with serious illness or multiple chronic conditions
account for the majority of health care spending. Despite the high cost, evidence …

Dying patients and their families often have unique physical, psychosocial, social, and
spiritual needs that require special ized end-of-life (EOL) skills. EOL preparation of nurses …

The Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatment
(SUPPORT) was a landmark study regarding end-of-life decision making and advance care …

Objective Changes in health care provision have led to an emphasis on providing end of life
care within the home. community pharmacists are well positioned to provide services to …

How to Obtain Contact Hours by Reading This Issue Instructions: 1.3 contact hours will be
awarded by Villanova University College of Nursing upon successful completion of this …

Major efforts have been pursued to improve palliative care education for physicians at all
levels of their training. Such changes include the incorporation of palliative care curriculum …

Background: Palliative care clinicians frequently encounter situations in which there are
ethical dilemmas about the right thing to do. Palliative medicine fellowships are required to …

Access to palliative care is insufficient in many countries around the world. In an effort to
improve access to palliative care services and treatments, a public health approach as …