End-of-life nursing education consortium geriatric training program: Improving palliative care in community geriatric care settings

K Kelly, M Ersek, R Virani, P Malloy… - Journal of …, 2008 - journals.healio.com
K Kelly, M Ersek, R Virani, P Malloy, B Ferrell
Journal of gerontological nursing, 2008journals.healio.com
Recent studies of end-of-life care in nursing homes and other long-term care settings point
to a significant need to improve care. The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium
(ELNEC)–Geriatric Training Program is an important educational initiative to advance
palliative care and end-of-life education for licensed nurses and nursing assistants. The
ELNEC–Geriatric Training Program prepares nurses as educators and leaders to improve
the quality of end-of-life care in geriatric care facilities. This article presents evaluation data …
Recent studies of end-of-life care in nursing homes and other long-term care settings point to a significant need to improve care. The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC)–Geriatric Training Program is an important educational initiative to advance palliative care and end-of-life education for licensed nurses and nursing assistants. The ELNEC–Geriatric Training Program prepares nurses as educators and leaders to improve the quality of end-of-life care in geriatric care facilities. This article presents evaluation data from the 2007 pilot ELNEC–Geriatric Training Program and follow-up evaluation of the “train-the-trainer” model to disseminate comprehensive palliative care education in geriatric settings.
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