# Preparing Oncology Advanced Practice Nurses as Generalists in Palliative Care

> **NIH NIH R25** · BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE · 2021 · $304,616

## Abstract

This R25 application supports an innovative skills development program to educate the
current nursing workforce to meet the nation's need for palliative care in oncology. By utilizing a
skills-based innovative program to educate Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), this
proposal will equip and expand the nursing workforce to meet a critical need for palliative care in
oncology. The Specific Aims are:
Specific Aim 1: Adapt the ELNEC (End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium) Advanced
Practice Nursing curriculum to train oncology nurses as generalist palliative care providers and
leaders.
Specific Aim 2: Deliver the curriculum in national workshops to competitively selected oncology
APRNs from National Cancer Institute-designated clinical and comprehensive cancer centers,
as well as community cancer centers.
Specific Aim 3: Evaluate the impact of the curriculum by measuring the process and outcomes
of participants' integrating the training to advance palliative care practices at their institutions.
Specific Aim 4: Disseminate findings through peer-reviewed publications, oncology
organizations, and professional networks, and develop a network of course participants to share
experiences in integrating palliative care at participating cancer centers.
Over the last 15 years, rigorous research has amassed a body of evidence documenting
palliative care benefits for cancer patients and their families and identifying opportunities to
improve cancer patient care. Despite proven benefits, there is often no system in place to
provide concurrent palliative and oncology care and cancer patients often decline palliative care,
even when it is available. Previous systematic reviews have highlighted the need to train
oncology professionals to deliver palliative care. This innovative program focuses on APRNs in
cancer centers, who are models of leadership and best care available for patients. These
nurses can serve as palliative care generalists to collaborate with specialty palliative care. A
total of 500 participants from cancer centers will participate in one of five courses.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10232360
- **Project number:** 5R25CA217270-05
- **Recipient organization:** BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE
- **Principal Investigator:** BETTY R FERRELL
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $304,616
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-08-16 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10232360

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10232360, Preparing Oncology Advanced Practice Nurses as Generalists in Palliative Care (5R25CA217270-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10232360. Licensed CC0.

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