Preparing Oncology Advanced Practice Nurses as Generalists in Palliative Care

此 R25 续订应用程序支持创新技能开发计划以进行教育 目前的护理人员队伍可以满足国家对肿瘤学姑息治疗的需求。由 利用基于技能的创新计划来教育高级执业注册护士 （APRN），该提案将装备和扩大护理人员队伍，以满足迫切需要 肿瘤学中的姑息治疗。此次更新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）高级版 基于迄今为止举办的课程的实践护理课程，以培训肿瘤科护士 通才姑息治疗提供者和领导者。 具体目标 2：在五个国家讲习班中向经过竞争挑选的人员提供课程 美国国家癌症研究所 (NCI) 指定的临床和综合肿瘤学 APRN 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估课程的影响 参与者整合培训以推进其机构的姑息治疗实践。 具体目标 4：通过同行评审出版物、肿瘤学传播研究结果 组织和专业网络，并建立一个课程参与者网络来分享 在参与的癌症中心整合姑息治疗的经验。 严格的研究已经积累了大量证据，记录了姑息治疗的益处 癌症患者及其家人，并确定改善癌症患者护理的机会。 尽管已经证明有好处，但 肿瘤学 上一页 姑息性的 展示 通常没有适当的系统来同时提供姑息治疗和 护理和癌症患者经常拒绝姑息治疗，即使可以提供。 系统评价强调需要培训肿瘤学专业人员来提供 关心。当前 R25 培训计划中课程 1-4 的成果 项目目标的成功以及对实践的影响。这个创新计划 重点关注癌症中心的 APRN，他们是领导力和最佳护理的典范 患者。这些护士可以作为姑息治疗通才与专业人士合作 姑息治疗。来自癌症中心的总共 400 名参与者将参加五项活动之一 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.