title: Appraisal of The Pediatric End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium training program.
abstract: Major deficiencies continue to exist in pediatric palliative and end-of-life nursing education. The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC)-Pediatric Palliative Care (PPC) train-the-trainer curriculum was developed to create a nursing education program to improve care for children and their families confronted with life-threatening illnesses (www.aacn.nche.edu/ELNEC). Two ELNEC-PPC training programs were held in August 2005 and August 2006. The purpose of this article is to present data from the precourse and 12-month postcourse follow-up of participants who attended the two courses. Findings from these assessments demonstrate a positive link between educational initiatives and clinical outcomes.
authors.affiliation: ELNEC, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA. hollyejacobs@mac.com
authors.forename: Hollye Harrington
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ferrell
authors.forename: Rose
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Virani
authors.forename: Pam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Malloy
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration