Nursing is consistently ranked as one of the most stressful professions in health care. 1
Stress and burnout have been researched in nursing since the 1970s as a means to retain …

Background Nurses require advanced competence in palliative care, but they face wide
variations in education and a shortage in opportunities for clinical placement. Simulation …

Nurse educators need to be cognizant of their instructional methods to ensure they are using
appropriate techniques to effectively teach students as adult learners. Andragogy is the …

Background Preprofessional palliative care education may be inadequate, leaving a gap in
health professional students' knowledge and understanding of managing patients with …

Introduction Pediatric end of life (EOL) care skills are a high acuity, low occurrence skill set
required by pediatric clinicians. Gaps in education and competence for this specialized care …

Background: Recent international documents have highlighted the importance of preparing
the nursing workforce for end of life care. However, these documents do not make clear what …

Background: Health-care providers report a lack of training in end-of-life care and limited
opportunities exist to learn about the dying process in home settings where most prefer to …

Background As the global population ages, palliative care is ever more essential to provide
care for patients with incurable chronic conditions. However, in many countries, doctors are …

Background Undergraduate teaching currently fails to adequately prepare doctors to deliver
'end-of-life'care. Despite much evidence supporting simulation-based teaching, its use in …

Background The need to align the range of guidance and competencies concerning
children's palliative care and develop an education framework have been recommended by …