Comprising more than half of the global health care workforce and the highest proportion of direct patient care time among health professionals, nurses are at the forefront of the COVID-19 crisis. Throughout the evolving pandemic, palliative nurses have increasingly exercised their expertise in symptom management, ethics, communication, and end-of-life care, among other crucial skills. The literature addressing the palliative care response to COVID-19 has surged, and yet, there is a critical gap regarding the unique contributions of palliative nurses and their essential role in mitigating the sequelae of this crisis.
Link: J Hospice Palliat Nurs (8/2020) (Open access from Medscape with site registration)
