Preparing Oncology Advanced Practice Nurses as Generalists in Palliative Care

此R25续订申请支持创新技能发展计划，以教育 目前的护理队伍，以满足国家对肿瘤姑息治疗的需求。通过 利用技能型创新计划培养高级执业注册护士 (APRNS)，这项提议将装备和扩大护理劳动力，以满足对 肿瘤科的姑息治疗。这次续签延续了非常成功的初始肿瘤学APRN 培训课程。具体目标是： 具体目标1：修订ELNEC(临终护理教育联盟)高级 实习护理学课程基于迄今举办的将肿瘤科护士培训为 多面手姑息护理提供者和领导者。 具体目标2：将五个国家讲习班的课程提供给经过竞争挑选的人 来自国家癌症研究所(NCI)的肿瘤学APRN-指定的临床和综合 癌症中心，以及社区癌症中心。 具体目标3：通过衡量过程和结果来评价课程的影响 参与者将培训整合起来，以促进其机构的姑息治疗实践。 具体目标4：通过同行评议的出版物、肿瘤学 组织和专业网络，并开发网络课程参与者分享 参与癌症中心整合姑息治疗的经验。 严谨的研究积累了大量证据，证明姑息治疗的好处 癌症患者及其家属，并确定改善癌症患者护理的机会。 尽管已证实有好处，但有 肿瘤学 上一首 姑息疗法 示范 通常没有适当的制度来同时提供姑息性和 护理和癌症患者经常拒绝姑息治疗，即使有这种服务。 系统评价强调了培训肿瘤学专业人员的必要性 关心。当前R25培训计划中课程1-4的成果包括 项目的成功目标和对实践的影响。这一创新计划 重点关注癌症中心的APRN，他们是领导能力和最佳护理的典范 病人。这些护士可以作为姑息治疗的通才，与专科合作。 姑息治疗。来自癌症中心的400名参与者将参加以下五项活动之一 课程。

This R25 renewal application supports an innovative skills development program to educate the current nursing workforce to meet the nation's need for palliative care in oncology. By utilizing a skills-based innovative program to educate Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), this proposal will equip and expand the nursing workforce to meet a critical need for palliative care in oncology. This renewal continues the very successful initial oncology APRN training course. The Specific Aims are: Specific Aim 1: Revise the ELNEC (End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium) Advanced Practice Nursing curriculum based on the courses held to date to train oncology nurses as generalist palliative care providers and leaders. Specific Aim 2: Deliver the curriculum in five national workshops to competitively selected oncology APRNs from National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated clinical and comprehensive cancer centers, as well as community cancer centers. Specific Aim 3: Evaluate the impact of the curriculum by measuring the process and outcomes of participants' integrating the training to advance palliative care practices at their institutions. Specific Aim 4: Disseminate findings through peer-reviewed publications, oncology organizations, and professional networks, and develop a network of course participants to share experiences in integrating palliative care at participating cancer centers. Rigorous research has amassed a body of evidence documenting palliative care benefits for cancer patients and their families and identifying opportunities to improve cancer patient care. Despite proven benefits, there oncology Previous palliative demonstrate is often no system in place to provide concurrent palliative and care and cancer patients often decline palliative care, even when it is available. systematic reviews have highlighted the need to train oncology professionals to deliver care. Outcomes from courses 1-4 in the current R25 training program have success in the project aims and impact on practice.This innovative program focuses on APRNs in cancer centers, who are models of leadership and best care available for patients. These nurses can serve as palliative care generalists to collaborate with specialty palliative care. A total of 400 participants from cancer centers will participate in one of five courses.