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Michael Pagano1, Diana R Mager, Eileen R O'Shea
1About the Authors Michael Pagano, PhD, PA-C Emeritus, is an associate professor, Department of Communication, Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut. Diana R. Mager, DNP, RN-BC, is an associate professor, Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, Fairfield University. Eileen R. O'Shea, DNP, APRN, PCNS-BC, CHPPN, is a professor, Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, Fairfield University. Cynthia O'Sullivan, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, is an associate professor, Department of Nursing, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut. This project was supported by funding from the Connecticut Cancer Partnership and the Connecticut Coalition to Improve End-of-Life Care awarded to Dr. O'Shea and Dr. O'Sullivan. For more information, contact Dr. Pagano at mpagano@fairfield.edu.
Abstract:
Two northeast nursing schools piloted an innovative curriculum to teach The Conversation Project (TCP) to the next generation of nurses. The goal was to educate 26 graduate nursing students about how to have end-of-life and advance care planning conversations with people before they experience a crisis. The focus of assignments was on communicating newly learned TCP information. Postreflections demonstrated that participants felt their communication skills had been enhanced while their anxieties were reduced. The students' abilities to have end-of-life conversations increased.
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