Future family nurse practitioner Parag Raychoudhury considers her college’s emphasis on palliative care training as essential. “Palliative care isn’t just about death and dying,” she said. “Any ...

Palliative care, specialized medical care focusing on providing relief from the symptoms—including pain—and the stress of serious illness, is underutilized in nursing homes, despite the large number ...

Editor’s note: The following post, on palliative care in the long term setting, is authored by Mary Ersek and David Stevenson (photos and linked bios above) and by Justine Sefcik, MS, RN, a fourth ...

Over the last decade, great strides have been made in cancer treatment, oncology and palliative care across chronic and life-limiting illnesses, however, a shortage of cancer and palliative care ...

Marie Bakitas is a professor and the Marie L. O’Koren Endowed Chair at UAB School of Nursing and associate director, UAB Center for Palliative and Supportive Care. She is internationally recognized as ...

A lack of end-of-life training may leave certified nurse assistants unprepared to work with patients receiving palliative or hospice care, but nursing homes must do more to cross-train and build their ...

Nursing home residents could greatly benefit from expanded access to palliative care, but providers need more access to standardized tools, staff education and relationships with clinicians to make ...

Diane E. Meier ( [email protected]) is a professor of geriatrics and palliative medicine in the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City. Betty Lim is an assistant professor of geriatrics and ...

Becker, R. (2009) Palliative care 3: Using palliative nursing skills in clinical practice. Nursing Times; 105: 15, early online publication. Implementing a philosophy of care which emphasises quality ...

Too many patients are spending their last days in hospital amid financial pressures, a parliamentary committee has warned.

Caring for a person with a colocutaneous fistula at the end of life can present challenges. Symptom control and psychosocial support are vital to ensure comfort AbstractHarper K (2011) palliative care ...