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Direct linkMutchler, Brenda C. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Americans diagnosed with serious illnesses tend to have significantly poorer quality of life due to limited access to reliable palliative and end-of-life care. Individuals living with these conditions continue to experience health care that does not meet their needs, experience undue suffering, require increased care visits, and have limited or…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Undergraduate Study, Pain, Quality of Life
Tait, Glendon R.; Hodges, Brian D. – Academic Psychiatry, 2009
Objective: The authors examined psychiatric residents' attitudes, perceived preparedness, experiences, and needs in end-of-life care education. They also examined how residents conceptualized good end-of-life care and dignity. Methods: The authors conducted an electronic survey of 116 psychiatric residents at the University of Toronto. The survey…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Death, Patients, Educational Experience
Stein, Gary L.; Sherman, Patricia A.; Bullock, Karen – Educational Gerontology, 2009
An educational program was developed to train practitioners to provide care for patients and families that are responsive to cultural concerns. The aim was to increase knowledge and improve attitudes toward providing culturally proficient and culturally sensitive care for patients and families facing life-threatening illnesses. The program…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Patients, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedFerrell, Betty R.; Virani, Rose; Grant, Marcia – Nursing Outlook, 1999
As the members of the health care team who spend the most time with patients who are facing death, nurses are aware of the need for improved end-of-life (EOL) care and have identified resources to achieve that goal by improving education. A survey of 725 nursing faculty and state boards indicates an awareness of the need for improved EOL care and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Death, Educational Change, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMagnani, Jared W.; Minor, Melissa A.; Aldrich, Jon Matthew – Academic Medicine, 2002
Describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of a curriculum module on end-of-life care developed by medical students and implemented at Stanford University School of Medicine. The curriculum teaches students a protocol for communicating with patients when breaking bad news and discussing treatment options. (EV)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Death, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewedWood, Emily B.; Meekin, Sharon Abele; Fins, Joseph J.; Fleischman, Alan R. – Academic Medicine, 2002
Evaluated a project to catalyze New York State medical schools to develop and implement strategic plans for curricular change to enhance palliative care education. Found that the project's process of self-assessment and curriculum mapping with the Palliative Education Assessment Tool, along with strategic planning for change, appears to have…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Medical Education, Medical Schools
