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Recommendations for Specialty Palliative APRN Graduate Education
Constance Dahlin1, Dorothy Wholihan, Clareen Wiencek
1Author Affiliations: Palliative Care Catalyst Network (Ms Dahlin), Beverly, Massachusetts, Palliative Care Services (Ms Dahlin), Mass General Brigham-Salem Hospital, Salem, Massachusetts; Meyers College of Nursing (Dr Wholihan), New York University, New York, New York; School of Nursing (Dr Wiencek), Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana; College of Nursing (Dr Acker), University of Alabama Capstone, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; College of Nursing (Dr Breakwell), Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; School of Nursing (Ms Buschman), Columbia University, New York, New York; College of Nursing (Dr Cormack), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; College of Nursing (Dr DeSanto-Madaya), University of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island; School of Nursing (Dr Doherty), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; School of Nursing (Dr Edwards), The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; School of Nursing (Dr English), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado; School of Medicine and College of Nursing (Dr Fink), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado; Interprofessional MSPC & Palliative Certificate Programs (Dr Goodnough), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado; College of Nursing (Dr Lindell), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; Francis Payne Bolton School of Nursing (Dr Mazanec), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; College of Nursing (Dr McHugh), Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York; School of Nursing (Dr Moore), University of Southern Alabama, Mobile, Alabama; College of Nursing (Dr Obrecht), University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; School of Nursing (Dr Pawlow), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Palliative Care Department (Dr Johnstone-Petty), Providence Alaska Medical Group, Anchorage, Alaska; College of Nursing (Dr Quinlin), The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; and School of Nursing (Dr Tresgallo), Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.
Background:
Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) are essential to care for the growing number of individuals with advanced illness given the shortage of palliative care clinicians.
Problem:
Graduate education for specialty practice palliative APRNs lacks consistency in structure, content, and standardization of specialty palliative APRN education.
Approach:
A workgroup of expert palliative APRNs and graduate faculty conducted focused discussions and a literature review to develop consensus recommendations based on national palliative APRN competencies and aligned with the 8 core concepts of the AACN Essentials.
Outcome:
Recommendations include: (a) definition of core concepts; (b) associated skills; (c) andragogical approaches; (d) evaluation methods; and (e) references for curricular development.
Conclusion:
The Recommendations for Specialty Palliative APRN Education is a first step toward the standardization of quality advanced practice specialty palliative nursing education. These recommendations provide the foundation for a comprehensive curriculum for palliative APRNs.
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