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