International consensus-based policy recommendations to advance universal palliative care access from the American Academy of Nursing Expert Panels

• Published in: Nursing outlook Vol. 70; no. 1; pp. 36 - 46
• Main Authors: Rosa, William E., Buck, Harleah G., Squires, Allison P., Kozachik, Sharon L., Huijer, Huda Abu-Saad, Bakitas, Marie, Boit, Juli McGowan, Bradley, Patricia K., Cacchione, Pamela Z., Chan, Garrett K., Crisp, Nigel, Dahlin, Constance, Daoust, Pat, Davidson, Patricia M., Davis, Sheila, Doumit, Myrna A.A., Fink, Regina M., Herr, Keela A., Hinds, Pamela S., Hughes, Tonda L., Karanja, Viola, Kenny, Deborah J., King, Cynthia R., Klopper, Hester C., Knebel, Ann R., Kurth, Ann E., Madigan, Elizabeth A., Malloy, Pamela, Matzo, Marianne, Mazanec, Polly, Meghani, Salimah H., Monroe, Todd B., Moreland, Patricia J., Paice, Judith A., Phillips, J. Craig, Rushton, Cynda H., Shamian, Judith, Shattell, Mona, Snethen, Julia A., Ulrich, Connie M., Wholihan, Dorothy, Wocial, Lucia D., Ferrell, Betty R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Consensus; Evidence-Based Nursing - trends; Expert Testimony; Global Health; Health Policy; Health Services Accessibility - standards; Health Services Accessibility - trends; Hospice; Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing; Humans; Palliative care; Palliative Care - standards; Palliative care policy; Palliative nursing; Serious health-related suffering; Societies, Nursing; Stakeholder Participation; Universal Health Care; Universal health coverage; Palliative nursing; Palliative care; Serious health-related suffering; Palliative care policy; Hospice; Universal health coverage
• ISSN: 0029-6554; 1528-3968
• DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2021.06.018

The purpose of this consensus paper was to convene leaders and scholars from eight Expert Panels of the American Academy of Nursing and provide recommendations to advance nursing's roles and responsibility to ensure universal access to palliative care. On behalf of the Academy, these evidence-based recommendations will guide nurses, policy makers, government representatives, professional associations, and interdisciplinary and community partners to integrate palliative nursing services across health and social care settings. Through improved palliative nursing education, nurse-led research, nurse engagement in policy making, enhanced intersectoral partnerships with nursing, and an increased profile and visibility of palliative care nurses worldwide, nurses can assume leading roles in delivering high-quality palliative care globally, particularly for minoritized, marginalized, and other at-risk populations. Part II herein provides a summary of international responses and policy options that have sought to enhance universal palliative care and palliative nursing access to date. Additionally, we provide ten policy, education, research, and clinical practice recommendations based on the rationale and background information found in Part I. The consensus paper's 43 authors represent eight countries (Australia, Canada, England, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, South Africa, United States of America) and extensive international health experience, thus providing a global context for the subject matter.