An online resource to support undergraduate nursing education

programs in Canada 

Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Toolkit

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The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) gratefully acknowledges

Ms. Ella Mann, MSc, RN

who developed this Palliative and End-of-Life Care Teaching and Learning Nursing Resource

Production of this resource has been made possible through a financial contribution from Health Canada.

Copyright © Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing, 2012

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1.To provide a resource for nursing faculty members without specialized expertise in palliative end of life care (PEOLC) to integrate this content into their courses.

2.To outline processes and strategies for finding resources specific to PEOLC.

3.To incorporate information on where the best current knowledge resources specific to the national consensus PEOPLC entry to practice competencies.

Toolkit Objectives

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• Search strategies for databases (e.g. CINAHL)

• Journal websites for searching

• Professional associations and descriptions of their resources

• Strategies for searching the World Wide Web and current online resources

• Search strategies for finding textbooks, video clips, and other teaching tools

Toolkit Contents

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1. Toolkit Overview Outline of objectives, contents, and organization Tips for using the tool Table of contents

2. General PEOLC Resources PEOLC resources PEOLC teaching tools

3. Competency-Specific Resources

Toolkit Organization

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• Use this section to familiarize yourself with :

– basic overview of the toolkit contents– instructions for how to understand the

database search tables– overview of the sections’ contents

How to Use Section 1:Toolkit Overview

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• Use the strategies in this section to:– conduct a literature review (e.g. database search

tables)

– access specific information (e.g. research article, keyword search through a journal’s archives, etc.)

– connect with PEOLC professionals (e.g. associations, interest groups, journal clubs)

– find tools to support teaching the material (e.g. textbooks, books for book reports, video clips to use in lectures, printed material available on websites, guest speakers from associations, etc.)

How to Use Section 2:General PEOLC Resources

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• Use the strategies in this section to:– focus the strategies of Section 2 to specific areas of PEOLC– Examples: conduct a literature review focused on

communication in PEOLC, find audio-visual teaching tools for euthanasia, connect with family nurses in the International Association of Family Nurses, etc.

– identify resources on/related to PEOLC written by professionals in related fields (e.g. bioethicists, attorneys, etc.)

– Examples: search through archives of Journal of Clinical Ethics, connect with professionals in pain management in the Canadian Pain Society, find information on grief from the Canadian Mental Health Association, etc.

How to Use Section 3:Competency-Specific Resources