1 Palliative APRN Practice and Leadership: Past, Present, and Future


2 Fundamental Skills and Education for the Generalist and Specialist Palliative APRN

3 Credentialing, Certification, and Scope of Practice Issues for the Palliative APRN

4 The Palliative APRN in Administration


5 The Palliative APRN in Nursing Education


6 The Palliative APRN in Policy and Payment Models


7 The Palliative APRN in Research and Evidence-Based Practice

8 The Palliative APRN in the Medical, Surgical, and Geriatrics Patient Care Unit


9 The Palliative APRN in the Intensive Care Setting

10 The Palliative APRN in the Emergency Department


11 The Palliative APRN in the Palliative Care Clinic


12 The Palliative APRN in Primary Care


13 The Palliative APRN in Specialty Cardiology


14 The Palliative APRN in the Community Setting


15 The Palliative and Hospice APRN in Hospice and Home Health Programs


16 The Palliative APRN in Rehabilitation


17 The Palliative APRN in Telehealth


18 The Palliative APRN in the Rural Community


19 The Palliative APRN in Residential Facilities

20 Health Disparities in Palliative Care and Social Determinants of Health


21 Economically Disadvantaged Urban Dwellers


22 Inclusive Palliative Care within the LGBTQ+ Community


23 Care of Veterans with Palliative Care Needs


24 Recurrent Disease and Long-Term Survivorship

25 The Pediatric Palliative APRN

26 The Pediatric Palliative APRN in the Acute Care Setting


27 The Pediatric Palliative APRN in Perinatal and Neonatal Palliative Care

28 The Pediatric Palliative APRN in the Clinic


29 The Pediatric Palliative APRN in Oncology


30 The Pediatric Palliative APRN in the Community


31 Communication in Pediatric Palliative Care

32 Advance Care Planning: Advance Directives, Medical Order Sets, and Surrogate Decision-Making


33 Family Meetings


34 Communication at the End of Life

35 Culturally Respectful Palliative Care


36 Ensuring Quality Spiritual Care


37 Life Review


38 Grief and Bereavement

39 Anorexia and Cachexia


40 Bowel Symptoms


41 Fatigue


42 Nausea and Vomiting


43 Pain


44 Respiratory Symptoms


45 Cognitive Impairment

46 Serious Mental Illness


47 Patients with Substance Use Disorders and Dual Diagnoses


48 Anxiety

49 Delirium


50 Depression and Suicide


51 Palliative Emergencies


52 Challenging Symptoms: Pruritus, Hiccups, Dry Mouth, Fevers, and Sleep Disorders

53 Navigating Ethical Dilemmas


54 Discontinuation of Cardiac Therapies


55 Discontinuation of Respiratory Therapies


56 Discontinuation of Other Life-Sustaining Therapies


57 Palliative Sedation