Enhancing quality of life, which may positively influence the course of illness Palliative care is applicable early in the course of illness, in conjunction with other therapies that are intended to ...

“As a nurse practitioner working in palliative care, there have been times where I have been the one to share some ...

Monique Chatman is a nurse practitioner at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center where her daily duties involve working ...

To scale palliative care, states should engage community members in serious illness coalitions, design standards for ...

32 Similar shortages exist across the other palliative care disciplines of nursing, social work ... However, the federal government plays a critical role as the largest payer, regulator, arbiter ...

In the ever-changing state of healthcare, the request for skilled and compassionate care in palliative and hospice settings ...

As Malta holds its first national discussions on voluntary assisted euthanasia, Parliamentary Secretary for Reforms and Equality Rebecca Buttigieg said that even with the best possible palliative ...

P. D. Hinduja Hospital and King’s College London have launched a 12-week Clinical Nursing Leadership program aimed at ...

Objectives Nurses are generally present, and often influential, in supporting patient and family acceptance of medical futility and in assisting doctors in negotiating referral to palliative care. Yet ...

Without NINR funding, Aiken's pivotal research would have been severely hampered -- potentially delayed, reduced in scope, or ...

Read this article to find out why and how steroids such as dexamethasone are used – and withdrawn – in palliative care.