Palliative Care Nursing
A program that prepares registered nurses to provide a combination of active and compassionate therapies intended to comfort and support patients and their families who are living with life-threatening illness. Includes instruction in pathophysiology, palliative care processes, pain management, pharmacology, loss, grief, death, and bereavement.
Degree Statistics
This program is offered at 3 institutions across the United States, with a total of 9 degrees awarded annually.
Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
2
certificates awarded
Doctoral Degrees
1
degrees awarded
Other Awards
6
awards given
Top Schools for Palliative Care Nursing
These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.
| Rank | Institution | Degrees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Connecticut Storrs, CT | 3 |
| 2 | Madonna University Livonia, MI | 3 |
| 3 | New York University New York, NY | 3 |