Abstract
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.
Part I of this consensus paper herein provides the rationale and background to support
the policy, education, research, and clinical practice recommendations put forward
in Part II. On behalf of the Academy, the 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. 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. The authors recommend greater investments
in palliative nursing education and nurse-led research, nurse engagement in policy
making, enhanced intersectoral partnerships with nursing, and an increased profile
and visibility of palliative nurses worldwide. By enacting these recommendations,
nurses working in all settings can assume leading roles in delivering high-quality
palliative care globally, particularly for minoritized, marginalized, and other at-risk
populations.
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Publication history
Published online: October 25, 2021
Accepted:
June 12,
2021
Received in revised form:
May 26,
2021
Received:
February 15,
2021
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