Keywords

END-OF-LIFE, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, ETHICAL DECISION MAKING

 

Authors

  1. Matzo, Marianne LaPorte PhD, APRN, GNP, BC, FAAN
  2. Sherman, Deborah Witt PhD, APRN, ANP, BC, FAAN
  3. Nelson-Marten, Paula PhD, RN, AOCN
  4. Rhome, Anne MPH, RN
  5. Grant, Marcia PhD, RN, FAAN

Abstract

The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) is a train-the-trainer educational program to help nursing faculty integrate care of dying patients and their families in the nursing curriculum. This article presents techniques derived from the ELNEC project regarding teaching the ethics module and the key content areas for developing ethical decision-making skills in end-of-life care. Competent end-of-life nursing care begins with an understanding of ethics and the potential affect on care of dying patients and their families.