title: Integrating palliative care into primary care for patients with chronic, life-limiting conditions.
abstract: As longevity increases, individuals with chronic, life-limiting conditions will live longer with disease burden and functional decline. Nurse practitioners can integrate symptom management, early decision-making, and supportive care into the primary care setting to improve quality of life and decrease economic and emotional impact at the end of life.
authors.affiliation: Ann Selena Cleary is an associate professor of nursing at Long Island University, Harriet Rothkopf Heilbrunn School of Nursing, Brooklyn, N.Y.
authors.forename: Ann Selena
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Cleary
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D059017:Primary Care Nursing; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*