The Institute of Medicine (2015) reported that hospice and palliative care are generally not taught in medical or nursing schools. The aim of the study was to discover the palliative care self-competence of faculty who teach in pre-licensure nursing programs, determine if the "Competencies and Recommendations for Educating Nursing…

All nurses may be obliged to care for patients at the end of life. Baccalaureate nursing education should prepare nurses to provide this care, but best practice for end of life care education has not been established. Nurses are not adequately prepared to care for dying patients and grieving families. This research study explored the effectiveness…

Americans diagnosed with serious illnesses tend to have significantly poorer quality of life due to limited access to reliable palliative and end-of-life care. Individuals living with these conditions continue to experience health care that does not meet their needs, experience undue suffering, require increased care visits, and have limited or…