title: Impact of a Palliative Care Elective Course on Nursing Students' Knowledge and Attitudes Toward End-of-Life Care.
abstract: Being knowledgeable about end-of-life care can help nurses overcome barriers to managing chronicity in terminally ill patients. The purpose of this causal-comparative research study was to examine the influence of a palliative care elective course on 74 senior nursing students' knowledge and attitudes toward providing end-of-life care. This study compared the differences between 2 groups of students, with 1 group receiving end-of-life care instruction based on the principles of the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium as an elective course.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Associate Professor (Dr Robinson), Baton Rouge Community College, Louisiana; and Assistant Professor (Dr Epps), Georgia State University, Atlanta.
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Fayron
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Epps
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D064946:Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult