Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 50-56 , January 2009

Integration of End-of-Life Care Content in Undergraduate Nursing Curricula: Student Knowledge and Perceptions

  • Meredith Wallace, PhD, APRN

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. Wallace: Yale University School of Nursing, 100 Church Street South, PO Box 9740, New Haven, CT 06536-0740.
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  • Sheila Grossman, PhD, APRN

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield, CT
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. Wallace: Yale University School of Nursing, 100 Church Street South, PO Box 9740, New Haven, CT 06536-0740.
    • ,
  • Suzanne Campbell, PhD, APRN, IBCLC

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield, CT
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. Wallace: Yale University School of Nursing, 100 Church Street South, PO Box 9740, New Haven, CT 06536-0740.
    • ,
  • Tracey Robert, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Fairfield University Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions, Fairfield, CT
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  • Jean Lange, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield, CT
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. Wallace: Yale University School of Nursing, 100 Church Street South, PO Box 9740, New Haven, CT 06536-0740.
    • ,
  • Joyce Shea, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield, CT
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. Wallace: Yale University School of Nursing, 100 Church Street South, PO Box 9740, New Haven, CT 06536-0740.

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doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2008.08.003

Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 50-56 , January 2009

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