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Building a legacy of leadership

November 7, 2019

HPNA is creating specialized resources to develop future leaders. This content is for Digital Access and Print Plus subscribers only.…

Call for action: Nurses lead and transform palliative care

November 13, 2016

America’s demographics are changing, as is the healthcare system that supports every person, family, community, and population. Across the nation, calls for…

Calling for all nurses to lead and transform palliative care

May 10, 2017

ANA and the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) have partnered to issue Call for action: Nurses lead and transform…

COVID-19 and palliative care

July 6, 2022

Primary care symptom management can enhance quality of life and prevent hospitalization. Takeaways: Early identification and reporting of symptomatic COVID-19…

COVID-19 pronouncement team

July 20, 2020

Villa Marie Claire is an inpatient residential hospice facility that is part of Holy Name Medical Center. The Villa is…

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Demystifying palliative and hospice care

January 3, 2018

Armed with answers, you can provide patients and families with the information they need to make care decisions. Takeaways: Patients…

Frequently asked questions about palliative care

July 3, 2020

Nurses can serve as leaders as they help patients and families through a difficult time. Takeaways: All nurses must be…

Get to the HEART of palliative care for patients with heart failure

August 7, 2020

Takeaways: All healthcare providers should possess primary palliative care are skills; secondary palliative care is used for complex symptoms, difficult…

Hospice and palliative care

April 11, 2009

What nurses don’t know about hospice and palliative care can hurt the patient and family.

Improving palliative care and communication in the ICU

January 11, 2009

Looking for more information on evidence-based practices? Read this first article in a series from the National Institute of Nursing Research.

In Brief

May 10, 2017

Now open: 2017 call for nominations for appointed positions The ANA Committee on Appointments, a committee of the ANA Board…

Managing pain in palliative care

November 2, 2022

Effective management requires patient advocacy. Pain in all stages of care—from acute to chronic—can result in debilitating and distressing effects…

Palliative care in the emergency department

September 6, 2022

Quality improvement project increases consultations. Takeaways: The fast-paced environment of the emergency department makes it difficult to have lengthy care…

Palliative Care May Reduce Pain Disparities in Sickle Cell Disease

November 3, 2022

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited hemoglobinopathy characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells that lead to blood vessel occlusion,…

Promoting advance care planning

November 4, 2019

INBOX To: Ethics inbox From: An ANA member Subject: End-of-life decision making After my husband died from cancer, I vowed…

Supporting patients with end-of-life conversations

October 7, 2019

To: Ethics inbox From: Widowed nurse Subject: Medical aid in dying I’m an operating room RN who has worked in…

The role of palliative care in heart failure

December 9, 2022

Prevent exacerbation and hospitalization. Takeaways: The rising incidence of heart failure in the United States carries a significant disease burden,…