“Oncology nurses are unique in that we see patients for a long time. We get to know their families. We see them through ...

Kimberly Kopecky, M.D., MSCI, a UAB surgeon specializing in high-risk abdominal procedures, created The Empathy Project to ...

Ten nurses discuss how they prepare for difficult conversations with patients. We invite all nurses and nursing leaders currently working in healthcare settings to participate in series of Q&As about ...

Jeffrey L. Jackson, M.D., M.P.H., from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, and colleagues estimated the prevalence of difficult patient encounters among adults seen in nonpsychiatric ...

Clinicians are essential to dying patients. They can allay fears, minimize pain and suffering, and help patients and their families feel supported as they move through the dying and grief processes.

Progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) requires earlier, structured palliative care discussions, yet implementation remains inconsistent.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Understanding why patients seek out medically inappropriate treatment or want to leave the hospital against medical advice is critical to providing better care for unhappy ...