Preparing Nurse Practitioner Students to Deliver Bad News (poster 10)

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:| |Delivering bad news to a patient, family member, or loved one can be one of the most difficult and uncomfortable situations a provider encounters. |Most graduate nursing programs provide limited education regarding the practice of delivering bad news to patients, family members, or loved ones in crisis situations. |Literature supports that healthcare students feel uncomfortable and unprepared to deliver bad news. |PURPOSE|To enhance acute care nurse practitioner students comfort in delivering difficult news to patients and their families.