Hi, Fellow Nurse!

Please consider this opportunity for free contact hours for participating in my research study on palliative care in nursing. Researchers at the University of Arkansas Eleanor Mann School of Nursing are conducting a nationwide quality improvement project with the aim of increasing ICU nurses’ palliative care competency through an online continuing education opportunity. To be eligible to participate, you must work with the adult ICU population and spend at least half your day in direct patient care.

Palliative care is intended to optimize the quality of life of patients with serious, life-limiting illness and their families. This study will include a series of online, on-demand palliative care educational webinars. You will also complete a pre-webinar survey, followed by a post-webinar survey 4 to 6 weeks later. The research project will take you approximately 180 minutes. You will be rewarded with 3 free contact hours through the American Nurses Credential Center.

Your participation will provide valuable information about the future of palliative care education. It is my hope that this education will also provide you with valuable skills to enhance your current nursing practice. Your identity will be protected throughout the research and your participation is voluntary. This study has been approved by the University of Arkansas Institutional Review Board. Refusing to participate will not adversely affect any other relationship with the University or the researchers.

Thank you for taking the time to consider participating in my research!

Justine Kirschner, M.S.N., APRN, NP-C

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