End-of-life nursing education consortium for pediatric palliative care (ELNEC-PPC)

Pediatric nurses must often care for children with life-threatening illness. Although the child may be a neonate with multiple organ failure, a young adolescent diagnosed with HIV, or a 7-year-old child involved in a serious bicycle accident, pediatric nurses are an essential part of the interdiscip...

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Published inMCN, the American journal of maternal child nursing Vol. 32; no. 5; p. 298
Main Authors Malloy, Pam, Sumner, Elizabeth, Virani, Rose, Ferrell, Betty
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.2007
Subjects
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Curriculum
Education, Nursing, Continuing
Faculty
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Inservice Training
International Cooperation
Interprofessional Relations
Palliative Care
Pediatric Nursing - education
United States
United States
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Summary:Pediatric nurses must often care for children with life-threatening illness. Although the child may be a neonate with multiple organ failure, a young adolescent diagnosed with HIV, or a 7-year-old child involved in a serious bicycle accident, pediatric nurses are an essential part of the interdisciplinary team that plans, organizes, implements, and manages the care of these children and their families. To date, more than 600 pediatric nurses have attended a national End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium-Pediatric Palliative Care (ELNEC-PPC) training program. Many of these nurses have returned to their institutions dedicated to making a difference in the palliative care provided to children and their families. Because pediatric palliative care education is so important, many trainers have incorporated ELNEC-PPC into their nursing orientation, annual competencies, and undergraduate and graduate nursing education. They are developing standards of care and serve on key hospital/hospice committees, such as policy, education, clinical care, and ethics committees. This article showcases various activities of ELNEC-PPC trainers and demonstrates their commitment to improve pediatric palliative care not only in their institutions but also on local, state, national, and international levels.
ISSN:0361-929X
DOI:10.1097/01.NMC.0000288000.87629.de