Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): strengthening our resolve to achieve universal palliative care.

Rosa, WE; Davidson, PM

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): strengthening our resolve to achieve universal palliative care.

Rosa, WE Davidson, PM

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Publisher:: WILEY
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: International nursing review, 2020, 67, (2), pp. 160-163
Issue Date:: 2020-06-04

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dc.contributor.author	Davidson, PM
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dc.description.abstract	In this paper, we strongly advocate for universal palliative care access during the COVID-19 pandemic. The delivery of universal palliative care services has been called for by leading global health organizations and experts. Nurses are critical to realizing this goal. COVID-19 diagnoses and fatalities continue to rise, underscoring the importance of palliative care, particularly in the context of scant resources. To inform the writing of this paper, we undertook a review of the COVID-19 and palliative care literature and drew on our experiences. It is very clear that investment in nurses is needed to ensure appropriate palliative care services now and into the future. Avoiding futile interventions and alleviating suffering is an ethical imperative for nurses regardless of the setting. Multi-level practices and policies to foster the delivery of safe, high-quality palliative care for all are urgently needed.
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dc.subject	1110 Nursing
dc.subject.classification	Nursing
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Pneumonia, Viral
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dc.subject.mesh	Palliative Care
dc.subject.mesh	Qualitative Research
dc.subject.mesh	Social Support
dc.subject.mesh	Health Services Accessibility
dc.subject.mesh	Pandemics
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dc.subject.mesh	Universal Health Insurance
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dc.title	Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): strengthening our resolve to achieve universal palliative care.
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In this paper, we strongly advocate for universal palliative care access during the COVID-19 pandemic. The delivery of universal palliative care services has been called for by leading global health organizations and experts. Nurses are critical to realizing this goal. COVID-19 diagnoses and fatalities continue to rise, underscoring the importance of palliative care, particularly in the context of scant resources. To inform the writing of this paper, we undertook a review of the COVID-19 and palliative care literature and drew on our experiences. It is very clear that investment in nurses is needed to ensure appropriate palliative care services now and into the future. Avoiding futile interventions and alleviating suffering is an ethical imperative for nurses regardless of the setting. Multi-level practices and policies to foster the delivery of safe, high-quality palliative care for all are urgently needed.

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