title: Development of palliative care in Israel and the rising status of the clinical nurse specialist.
abstract: It was in 2009 that the Ministry of Health in Israel issued unique recognition for registered nurses. Palliative Care has been recognized as a specialty for nurses, working already in different clinical specialties. By obtaining the qualification of a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care, nurses obtained the de jure status of what they have been doing for years de facto.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Center-The Sheba Medical Center, Oncology Out-Patient Clinic, Tel Hashomer, Israel. cancer@mecc-research.com
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Livneh
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000639:trends*