Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
- Keyword
-
- Palliative care (2)
- Advance directive (1)
- BSN-DNP (1)
- DNP (1)
- Doctor of Nursing Practice (1)
-
- ELNEC (1)
- End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (1)
- End of life (1)
- Graduate nursing (1)
- Hope (1)
- Hospice (1)
- Integrated palliative outcome scale (1)
- OSCE (1)
- Objective structured clinical examination (1)
- Palliative (1)
- Quality of life (1)
- Quality of life. palliative care (1)
- Simulation (1)
- Symptoms (1)
- Telehealth (1)
- Training (1)
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Palliative Care
A Telehealth Palliative Care Objective Structured Clinical Examination, Lindsey Q. Mcintyre
A Telehealth Palliative Care Objective Structured Clinical Examination, Lindsey Q. Mcintyre
Dissertations
Problem: Palliative care is a service focused on symptom management and improved quality of life for persons with serious or chronic illnesses and is widely underutilized. Although advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) possess a unique skillset to contribute to palliative care, there is minimal reporting on palliative care training for this professional group. The purpose of this clinical scholarship project was to implement the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) online training program for APRN students in the BSN-DNP program and evaluate its effect on student performance during a telehealth objective structured clinical examination (OSCE).
Methods: An observational, descriptive …
Implementation Of The Integrated Palliative Outcome Scale (Ipos) Into Palliative Care Practice, Lisa A. Pezold
Implementation Of The Integrated Palliative Outcome Scale (Ipos) Into Palliative Care Practice, Lisa A. Pezold
Dissertations
Abstract
Problem: The Visiting Nurse Association of Greater St. Louis (VNA) has a grant-funded, palliative care program called Advanced Illness Management (AIM). The Integrated Palliative Outcome Scale (IPOS) is a tool for providers to identify symptoms. The VNA implemented the IPOS in 2017. A previous quality improvement project revealed that IPOS symptoms were addressed less than 95% of the time leaving patients to suffer from burdensome symptoms, thereby reducing their quality of life.
Methods: Providers were educated on the importance of addressing all symptoms with pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic interventions and the impact the interventions have on the AIM program, grant …
Choices Related To Maximizing Quality Of Life At End Of Life, Theresa Lynn
Choices Related To Maximizing Quality Of Life At End Of Life, Theresa Lynn
Dissertations
Humans, including those residing in the United States, can live in denial of their own mortality. Because of this, futile care is sometimes provided, often at great monetary expense and for little or no return in terms of quality or length of life. At least two opportunities exist for making choices regarding care at the end of life in the U.S.: completing advance directives and choosing hospice care. This dissertation consists of three studies related to this topic. The first is a quantitative study about advance directives and attitude toward death. The advance directive completion rate among adults in the …