title: Palliative Care Doula: an innovative model.
abstract: Walking the journey of serious illness is very difficult and stressful for patients and families. A universal principle of palliative care is caring for the patient/ family unit. This article introduces a model for the Palliative Care Doula for experienced and advanced practice palliative care nurses to support patients and families during the traumatic and vulnerable period of end-of-life care.
authors.forename: Judy C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lentz
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D002835:Christianity; D059037:Doulas; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D064946:Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017146:Models, Organizational; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014481:United States