Mark Curtis is director of Integrative Medicine and Complimentary Care at Innovative Care Solutions, Dayton, OH. Mary Lynn McPherson is a professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore. Stacy M. Swagger is executive director of Canon City Pregnancy Center, Canon City, CO. Marianne Matzo is an AJN contributing editor and coordinates Perspectives on Palliative Nursing . Contact author: Marianne Matzo,
Am J Nurs. 2021 Mar 1;121(3):60-63. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000737312.95932.4d.
This series on palliative care is developed in collaboration with the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA; https://advancingexpertcare.org). The HPNA aims to guide nurses in preventing and relieving suffering and in giving the best possible care to patients and families, regardless of the stage of disease or the need for other therapies. The HPNA offers education, certification, advocacy, leadership, and research.
本系列姑息治疗文章是与临终关怀和姑息治疗护士协会(HPNA;https://advancingexpertcare.org)合作开发的。HPNA 的目标是指导护士预防和缓解痛苦,并为患者和家属提供尽可能好的护理,无论疾病处于何种阶段,也无论是否需要其他治疗。HPNA 提供教育、认证、宣传、领导和研究。