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Improving Family Nurse Practitioners’ Knowledge Of Palliative Care Resources, Michelle L. Bond
Improving Family Nurse Practitioners’ Knowledge Of Palliative Care Resources, Michelle L. Bond
Theses and Graduate Projects
The shift in healthcare indicates Americans are living longer with progressive chronic illnesses subsequently reducing quality-of-life. Primary care providers have opportunities to assess the need for and implement palliative care to offer holistic symptom management to improve patient’s quality-of-life. The purpose of this scholarly project, guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, is to assess primary care providers knowledge and comfort regarding initiating palliative care while determining if additional education improves their familiarity. The objectives were to review current palliative care literature identifying barriers and inadequacies, determine evidence-based practice to develop an educational presentation and resources to improve communication, …