Table of Contents

• Definition of Palliative Care
• Scope of Palliative Nursing Practice
• Definition and Description
• History and Evolution of Palliative Nursing
• Ethics
• Current State of Practice
• Palliative Nursing Competencies and Certifications
• Professional Development in Palliative Nursing
• Primary Nursing Practice
• Registered Nurse Palliative Specialty Practice
• Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing Practice
• Palliative Nursing Competencies
• Clinical Judgment
• Advocacy and Ethics
• Professionalism
• Collaboration
• Systems Thinking
• Cultural Competence
• Facilitator of Learning
• Communication
• Summary
• Standards of Palliative Nursing Practice
• Standards of Practice for Palliative Nursing
• Standard 1. Assessment
• Standard 2. Diagnosis
• Standard 3. Outcomes Identification
• Standard 4. Planning
• Standard 5. Implementation
• 5 A. Coordination of Care
• 5 B. Health Teaching and Health Promotion
• 5 C. Consultation
• 5 D. Prescriptive Authority and Treatment
• Standard 6. Evaluation
• Standards of Professional Performance
• Standard 7. Ethics
• Standard 8. Education
• Standard 9. Evidence-Based Practice and Research
• Standard 10. Quality of Practice
• Standard 11. Communication
• Standard 12. Leadership
• Standard 13. Collaboration
• Standard 14. Professional Practice Evaluation
• Standard 15. Resource Utilization
• Standard 16. Environmental Health
• Glossary
• References
• Appendix A. Hospice and Palliative Nursing: Scope and
• Standards of Practice (2007)