Integrating palliative care into nursing care Editorial
| Authors: | Parekh de Campos, A.; Levoy, K.; Pandey, S.; Wisniewski, R.; DiMauro, P.; Ferrell, B. R.; Rosa, W. E. |
| Title: | Integrating palliative care into nursing care |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACT: 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 increasing number of people living with serious illnesses. While nurses play a critical role in delivering palliative care, many lack confidence and knowledge, causing practice gaps in the clinical and psychological management of seriously ill patients. The collective burden of the pandemic has demonstrated the importance of palliative care education and training, specifically in communication, symptom management, and continuing education. All nurses, including nursing students, transitioning nurses, and practicing nurses, should be trained to offer generalist (or primary) palliative care, in accordance with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education. Provision of holistic, relationship-based, and integrated palliative care for patients and their families is an ethical obligation for all nurses. Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | aged; palliative care; palliative therapy; psychology; palliative nursing; nursing education; pandemic; education, nursing; humans; human; pandemics; covid-19; hospice and palliative care nursing |
| Journal Title: | American Journal of Nursing |
| Volume: | 122 |
| Issue: | 11 |
| ISSN: | 0002-936X |
| Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| Date Published: | 2022-11-01 |
| Start Page: | 40 |
| End Page: | 45 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000897124.77291.7d |
| PUBMED: | 36261904 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| DOI/URL: | |
| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 1 November 2022 -- Source: Scopus |
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