ELNEC Publications

American Journal of Nursing palliative care series articles were published bi-monthly over a two-and-a-half-year series. The series commenced May 2002 and culminated November, 2004.  This 16-part series won three awards:

• 2003 Gold Award from the American Society of Healthcare Publishing Editors
• 2004 Magnum Opus Award from Publications Management
• 2004 Pinnacle Award for Nursing Print Media from Sigma Theta Tau International

Ferrell, B.R., & Coyle, N. (2002). An overview of palliative nursing care. American Journal of Nursing, 102(5), 26-31.

Panke, J.T. (2002). Difficulties in managing pain at the end of life. American Journal of Nursing, 102(7), 26-33.

Coyne, P.J., Lyne, M.E., & Watson, A.C. (2002). Symptom management in people with AIDS.  American Journal of Nursing, 102(9), 48-56.

Paice, J.A.  (2002). Managing psychological conditions in palliative care. American Journal of Nursing, 102(11), 36-42.

Scanlon, C.  (2003). Ethical concerns in end-of-life care. American Journal of Nursing, 103(1), 48-55. 

Mazanec, P., & Tyler, M.K. (2003). Cultural considerations in end-of-life care. American Journal of Nursing, 103(3), 50-58.

Virani, R. & Sofer, D. (2003). Improving the quality of end-of-life care: Making changes at every level. American Journal of Nursing, 103 (5), 52-60.

Pitorak, E.F. (2003). Care at the time of death: How nurses can make the last hours of life a richer, more comfortable experience. American Journal of Nursing, 103(7), 42-51.  

Egan, K.A., & Arnold, R.L. (2003). Grief and bereavement care. American Journal of Nursing, 103(9), 42-52.

Sheehan, D.K., & Schirm, V. (2003). End-of-life care of older adults. American Journal of Nursing, 103(11), 48-58.

Griffie, J., Nelson-Marten, P., & Muchka, S.  (2004). Acknowledging the “elephant”: Communication in palliative care.  American Journal of Nursing, 104(1), 48-57.

Rushton, C.H. (2004). Ethics and palliative care in pediatrics. American Journal of Nursing, 104(4), 54-63.

Sherman, D.W.  (2004). Nurses’ stress and burnout. American Journal of Nursing, 104(5), 48-56.

Dahlin, C. (2004). Oral complications at the end of life. American Journal of Nursing, 104(7), 40-47.

Matzo, M.L.  (2004). Palliative care: Prognostication and the chronically ill.  American Journal of Nursing, 104(9), 40-49.

Mason, D., Coyle, N., & Ferrell, BR. (2004). Why isn’t all care ‘palliative care’? American Journal of Nursing, 104(11), 11.

Haughney, A.  (2004). Nausea & vomiting in end-stage cancer. American Journal of Nursing, 104(11), 40-48.

Sherman, D.W., Matzo, M.L., Rogers, S., McLaughlin, M., & Virani R. (2002). Achieving quality care at the end of life: A focus of the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) curriculum. Journal of Professional Nursing, 18(5), 255-262.

Matzo, M.L., Sherman, D.W., Mazanec, P., Barber, M.A., Virani, R., & McLaughlin, M.M. (2002).  Teaching cultural considerations at the end of life: End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium program recommendations. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 33(6), 270-278.

Matzo, M.L., Sherman, D.W., Lo, K., Egan, K.A., Grant, M., & Rhome, A. (2003). Strategies for teaching loss, grief, and bereavement. Nurse Educator, 28(2), 71-76.

Sherman, D.W., Matzo, M.L., Panke, J., Grant, M., & Rhome, A. (2003). End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium curriculum: An introduction to palliative care. Nurse Educator, 28(3), 111-120. 

Matzo, M.L., Sherman, D.W., Sheehan, D., Ferrell, B.R., & Penn, B. (2003). Communication skills for end-of-life nursing care: Teaching strategies from the ELNEC curriculum. Nursing Education Perspectives, 24(4), 176-183.

Matzo, M.L., Sherman, D.W., Penn, B., & Ferrell, B.R.  (2003). The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) experience.  Nurse Educator, 28(6), 266-270.

Matzo, M.L., Sherman, D.W., Nelson-Marten, P., Rhome, A., & Grant, M. (2004). Ethical and legal issues in end-of-life care: Content of the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium curriculum and teaching strategies. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, 20(2), 59-66.

Sherman, D.W., Matzo, M.L., Paice, J., McLaughlin, M., & Virani, R.  (2004). Learning pain assessment and management: A goal of the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC).  Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 35(3), 107-120.    

Sherman DW, Matzo ML, Coyne P, Ferrell BR, Penn BK. (2004). Teaching symptom management in end-of-life care: The didactic content and teaching strategies based on the end-of-life nursing education curriculum curriculum. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, 20(3), 103-115; quiz 116-117.

Sherman, D.W., Matzo, M.L., Pitorak, E., Ferrell, B.R., & Malloy, P.  (2005). Preparation and care at the time of death: Content of the ELNEC curriculum and teaching strategies.  Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, 21(3), 93-100

Archstone Foundation. (2012). End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC): history, statewide effort and recommendations for the future, advancing palliative nursing care. Long Beach, CA: Author. Access here.​

California HealthCare Foundation. (2013). In it together: how palliative care spread to all of California’s public hospitals. Sacramento, CA; Author. Access here.

These papers present outcomes related to use of ELNEC curriculum.

Ferrell, B.R., Virani, R., Grant, M., Rhome, A., Malloy, P., Bednash, G., & Grimm, M. (2005). Evaluation of the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) undergraduate faculty training program. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 8(1), 107-114.

Malloy, P., Ferrell, B.R., Virani, R., Uman, G., Rhome, A., Whitlatch, B., & Bednash, G. (2006). Evaluation of end-of-life nursing education for continuing education and clinical staff development educators. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, 22(1), 31-36.

Paice, J.A., Ferrell, B.R., Virani, R., Grant, M., Malloy, P., & Rhome, A. (2006).  Graduate nursing education regarding end-of-life care. Nursing Outlook, 54(1), 46-52.

Paice, J.A., Ferrell, B.R., Virani, R. Grant, M., Malloy, P., & Rhome, A. (2006). Appraisal of the Graduate End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) training program. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 9(2), 353-360.

Malloy, P., Ferrell, B.R., Virani, R., Wilson, K., & Uman, G. (2006). Palliative care education for pediatric nurses. Pediatric Nursing, 32(6), 555-561.

Ferrell, B.R., Virani, R., Malloy, P. (2006). Evaluation of end-of-life nursing education consortium project in the USA. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 12(6), 269-276.

Ferrell, B.R., Dahlin, C., Campbell, M.L., Paice, J.A., Malloy, P., & Virani, R. (2007). End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) training program: Improving palliative care in critical care. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 30(3), 206-212.

Coyne, P., Paice, J.A., Ferrell, B.R., Malloy, P., Virani, R., & Fennimore, L.A. (2007). Oncology End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium training program: Improving palliative care in cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 34(4), 801-807.

Malloy, P., Sumner, E., Virani, R., & Ferrell, B. (2007). End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium for Pediatric Palliative Care (ELNEC-PPC). MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 32(5), 298-302.

Kelly, K., Ersek, M., Virani, R., Malloy, P., & Ferrell, B. (2008). End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium Geriatric training program: Improving palliative care in community geriatric care settings. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 34(5), 28-35.

Malloy, P., Virani, R., Kelly, K., Harrington-Jacobs, H., & Ferrell, B. (2008). Seven years and 50 courses later: End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) continues commitment to provide excellent palliative care education. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 10(4), 233-239.

Virani, R., Malloy, P., Ferrell, B., & Kelly, K. (2008). Statewide efforts in promoting palliative care. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 11(7), 991-996.

Malloy, P., Paice, J., Virani, R., Ferrell, B.R., Bednash, G. (2008). End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium: 5 years of educating graduate nursing faculty in excellent palliative care. Journal of Professional Nursing, 24(6), 352-357.

Jacobs, H.H., Ferrell, B., Virani, R., & Malloy, P. (2009). Appraisal of the Pediatric End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) training program. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 24(30), 216-221.

Ferrell, B., Virani, R., Paice, J.A., Coyle, N, & Coyne, P. (2010). Evaluation of palliative care nursing education seminars. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 14(1), 74-79. Can be downloaded from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2009.08.004

Ferrell, B., Virani, R., Paice, J., Malloy, P., & Dahlin, C. (2010). Statewide efforts in improving palliative care in critical care settings. Critical Care Nurse, 30(6), 40-45.

Kelly, K., Thrane, S., Virani, R., Malloy, P., & Ferrell, B. (2011). Expanding end-of-life and palliative care nursing education in California: The End-of- Life Nursing Education Consortium Geriatric-Long-Term Care Project. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 17(4), 188-194.

Long, C., & Kelly, K. (2011). ELNEC: Providing opportunities to expand palliative and end-of-life education in Arizona nursing homes. Arizona Geriatrics Society Journal, 16(1), 9-12.

Grant, M., Wiencek, C., Virani, R., Uman, G., Munevar, C., Malloy, P., & Ferrell, B. (2013). End-of-life care education in acute and critical care: the California ELNEC project. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 24(2), 121-129.  

Virani, R., Malloy, P., Dahlin, C., & Coyne, P. (2014). Creating a fabric for palliative care in safety net hospitals: End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium for Public Hospitals. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 16(5), 312-319.

Gabriel, M.S., Malloy, P., Wilson, L.R., Virani, R., Jones, D.H., Luhrs, C.A., & Shreve, S.T. (2015). End-of-Life Nursing Education consortium (ELNEC)-For Veterans: an educational project to improve care for all veterans with serious, complex illness. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 17(1), 40-47. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000121.

Ferrell, B., Malloy, P., & Virani, R. (2015). The end of life nursing education nursing consortium project. Annals of Palliative Medicine, 4(2), 61-69. doi: 10.3978/j.ssn.2224-5820.2015.04.05

Ferrell, B., Malloy, P., & Virani, R. (2016). Celebrating the success of an AACN partnership—guest editorial. Journal of Professional Nursing, 32(1), 1-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2015.12.002.

O’Connor, B. (2016). CARES: Competencies And Recommendations for Educating undergraduate nursing Students: preparing nurses to care for the seriously ill and their families. Journal of Professional Nursing, 32(2), 78-84.

Ferrell, B., Malloy, P., Mazanec, P., & Virani, R. (2016). CARES: AACN’s’ new competencies and recommendations for educating undergraduate nursing students to improve palliative care. Journal of Professional Nursing, 32(5), 327-333. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2016.07.002.

Dahlin, C.M., Coyne, P.J., Paice, J., Thaxton, C.A., & Haskamp, A. (2017). ELNEC-APRN: meeting the needs of advanced practice nurses through education. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 19(3), 261-265. Doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000340.

Ferrell, B., Mazanec, P. Malloy, P. & Virani, R. (2018). An innovative End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium curriculum that prepares nursing students to provide primary palliative care. Nurse Educator, 43(5), 242-246. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000497. Available at: https://journals.lww.com/nurseeducatoronline/Fulltext/2018/09000/An_Innovative_End_of_Life_Nursing_Education.10.aspx

Fennimore, L., Wholihan, D., Breakwell, S., Malloy, P., Virani, R., & Ferrell, B. (2018). A framework for integrating oncology palliative care in Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) education. Journal of Professional Nursing, 34(6), 444-448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2018.09.003. NIHMSID#: 1506595

Mazanec, P., Ferrell, B., Malloy, P., & Virani, R. (2019). Educating associate degree nursing students in primary palliative care using online e-learning.Teaching and Learning in Nursing 14(1), 58-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2018.10.002. Accessed January 21, 2019 from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1557308718301926

Buller, H., Virani, R., Malloy, P., Paice, J. (2019). End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium communication curriculum for nurses. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 21(2), E5-E12. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000540; PMID: 30676425

Ferrell, B., Buller, H., Paice, J., Anderson, W., & Donesky, D. (2019). End-of-Life Nursing and Education Consortium Communication curriculum for interdisciplinary palliative care teams. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 22(9), 1082-1091. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2018.0645.

Davis, A., Lippe, M., Glover, T., McLeskey, N., Shillam, C., & Mazanec, P. (2021). Integrating the ELNEC Undergraduate curriculum into nursing education: lessons learned. Journal of Professional Nursing,37(2), 286-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2020.12.003

Mazanec P., Ferrell B., Virani R., Alayu J., & Ruel N. (2020). Preparing new graduate RNs to provide primary palliative care. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. 51(6), 280-286. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20200514-08.

Davis, A., Lippe, M., Glover, T., McLeskey, N., Shillam, C., & Mazanec, P. (2021). Integrating the ELNEC Undergraduate curriculum into nursing education: lessons learned. Journal of Professional Nursing,37(2), 286-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2020.12.003

Mazanec, P., Ferrell, B., Malloy, P., Virani, R., & Cormack, C. (2021). Preparing advanced practice registered nursing students to provide primary palliative care.  Nurse Educator, 46(4), 221-224. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000928.

Ferrell, B.R., Virani, R., Han, E., & Mazanec, P. (2021). Integration of palliative care in the role of the oncology advanced practice nurse. Journal of the Advanced Practitioner in Oncology [JADPRO], 12(2), 165-172. https://doi.org/10.6004/jadpro.2021.12.2.4. PMID: 34109048; PMCID: PMC8017798.

Harwell, J.H., & Lippe, M. (2021). Impact of ELNEC-undergraduate curriculum on associate degree nursing student primary palliative care knowledge. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, on- line July 30, 2021 at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2021.03.002 

Jizba, T., Iverson, L., & Hall, A. (2022). Effects of the ELNEC graduate curriculum on nurse practitioner students' perceptions of primary palliative care competency. Nurse Educator. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001279

Ferrell, B., Paice, J., Coyne, P., Economou, D., Thaxton, C.A., Wholihan, D., Battista, V., and Haskamp, A. (2022). Outcomes of a national training curriculum to advance generalist level palliative care. Journal of Palliative Medicine. http://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2022.0262

Jizba, T., Iverson, L., & Hall, A. (2022). Effects of the ELNEC graduate curriculum on nurse practitioner students' perceptions of primary palliative care competency. Nurse Educator. https://doi.org/10.1097/nne.0000000000001279

Fennimore, L. A., Battista, V., Leak Bryant, A., Paice, J. A., & Ferrell, B. (2025). Intrinsic Factors as to Why Advanced Practice Providers Stay in Oncology. Oncology nursing forum, 52(5), 351–358. https://doi.org/10.1188/25.ONF.351-358

Cohen, A. G., Battista, V., Paice, J., & Ferrell, B. R. (2025). Oncology Advanced Practice Nurses' Memorable Patient Care Experiences: A Qualitative Analysis. Seminars in oncology nursing, 41(4), 151910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2025.151910

Godzik, C., Trautman, D., Rosseter, R., Malloy, P., DiBenedetto, J., Mazanec, P. (2025). 25 Years of Progress: ELNEC and AACN Transforming Palliative Nursing Education. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 27(6): p 274-279. DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001164

Goodman, J., Van De Graaff, W., Burch, A., Genua, J.A., Kirkpatrick, A. (2025). The Impact of the ELNEC Online Curriculum on Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Self-Perceived Confidence in Providing Palliative Care. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 27(6): p 290-296. DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001161

Ehrlich, O., Jizba, T., Hristova, M., Davidson, C., Powless, D., Glover, T. (2025). Evaluating the Impact of the End-of-Life Nursing Consortium Curricula: A Systematic Review of Assessments and Outcomes. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 27(6) :p E249-E255. DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001159

LeBlanc, R., Lysaght Hurley, S., Chan, S., Dahlin, C., DeSanto-Madeya, S., Flanagan, J., Morgan, J., Murphy, A., Pare, J., Gazarian, P. (2025). The Massachusetts Model: A Roadmap for Advancing Serious Illness Care in Nursing Education. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 27(6): p E256-E260. DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001162

Ferrell, B., Buller, H., & Paice, J. (2020). Communication skills: use of the Interprofessional Communication Curriculum to address physical aspects of care. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 24(5), 547-553. doi: 10.1188/20.CJON.547-553.

Buller, H., Ferrell, B., Paice, J., Glajchen, M., & Haythorn, T. (2021). Advancing Interprofessional Education in Communication. Palliative & Supportive Care, 1-6. 22 Jun. 2021, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1478951521000663.

Ferrell, B., Buller, H., Paice, J., Glajchen, M., & Haythorn, T. (2022). Interprofessional communication training to address spiritual aspects of care. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy. 19, 1-13. doi: 10.1080/08854726.2022.2097781.

Lippe, M., Davis, A., Stock, N., Mazanec, P., & Ferrell, B. (2022). Updated palliative care competencies for entry-to-practice and advanced-level nursing students: new resources for nursing faculty. Journal of Professional Nursing, 42, 250 261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2022.07.012

Rosa W, McDarby M, Buller H, Ferrell B. (2023). Palliative care clinician perspectives on person-centered end-of-life communication for racially and culturally minoritized persons with cancer. Cancers, 15(16). DOI:10.3390/cancers15164076.

Rosa WE, McDarby M, Buller H, Ferrell BR. (2023). Communicating with LGBTQ+ persons at end of life: a case‐based analysis of interdisciplinary palliative clinician perspectives. Psychooncology.1‐10. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.6237

Battista, V., & Ferrell., B. (2024). ELNEC palliative care education for nurses. National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization; Pediatric E-Journal, Anniversary Issue, 75, 44-46.

Lippe, M.P., Wingett, G., Davis, A., Jizba, T., Ehrlich, O., Cormack, C., Fasolino, T., Glover, T.L., Meskis, S., LeBlanc, R.G., Weiss, D., Kirkpatrick, A.J. (2024). Instruments for Evaluating Student Learning Outcomes in Palliative Care: A Literature Review. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 1(26), 265-272.

Miller, M., Rosa, W., Buller, H., McDarby, M., & Ferrell, B. (2024). “I Often Just Don’t Know What to Say!”: Variations in Multidisciplinary Palliative Care Clinicians’ Confidence and Needs Related to Spiritual Care. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. doi:10.1177/10499091241265108.

McDarby, M., Miller, M., Rosa, W., Buller, H., & Ferrell, B. (2024). Multidisciplinary oncology clinicians’ experiences delivering spiritual care to patients with cancer and their care partners. Supportive Care in Cancer, 32 (586). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08773-z

Glover, T.L., Ehrlich, O., Davis, A., Lippe, M., Cormack, C.L., Jizba, T., Kirkpatrick, A.J., & Meskis, S. (2025). An End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) regional approach to integrating primary palliative care in nursing education. Journal of Professional Nursing, 58, 77-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2025.03.004 

Lippe, M., Wolf, A., Davis, A., Cormack, C., Ehrlich, O., Glover, T., Fasolino, T., Kirkpatrick, A. (2025). Nursing Faculty Perceptions and Integration of Primary Palliative Care Content in Undergraduate Education: National and Local Institution Assessments. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 27(6): p 280-289. DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001142

Elliott, G., & Knowlton, M. (2025). Teaching Where Life Ends: Peer-Assisted Learning in Hospice as a Model for End-of-Life Nursing Education. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 27(6):p 297-304. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001156

Smith, A., Hagen, K., Lindell, K., Cormack, C. (2025). Shaping the Future of Palliative Care: An Innovative Approach to Graduate Education. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 27(6):p 311-316. DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001160

Malloy, P., Virani, R.M., Kelly, K., Jacobs, H.H., & Ferrell, B.R. (May 14, 2008). End-of-life care: Improving communication skills to enhance palliative care. Medscape. Publ Online. Retrieved from http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/12632

Nelson, R. (2008). ELNEC: Going strong after 10 years. Transforming end-of-life care. American Journal of Nursing, 108(6), 86-87.

Ferrell, B., Virani, R., Jacobs, H.H., Malloy, P., Kelly, K. (2010). Arts and humanities in palliative nursing education. Journal of Pain & Symptom Management, 39(5), 941-945.

Ferrell, B.R., Virani, R., Malloy, P., & Kelly, K. (2010). The preparation of oncology nurses in palliative care. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 26(4), 259-265.

Malloy, P., Virani, R., Kelly, K., & Munevar, C. (2010). Beyond bad news: communication skills of nurses in palliative care. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 12(3), 166-174.

Malloy, P. Thrane, S., Winston, T., Virani, R., & Kelly, K. (2013). Do nurses who care for patients in palliative and end-of-life settings perform good self-care? Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 15(2), 99-106.

Ferrell, B., Wittenberg, E., Battista, V., & Walker, G. (2016). Exploring the spiritual needs of families with seriously ill children. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 22(8), 388-394.

Wittenberg, E., Ragan, S.L., Ferrell, B., & Virani, R. (2017). Creating humanistic clinicians through palliative care education. Journal of Pain & Symptom Management, 53(1), 153-156. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.11.004.

Malloy, P., Thaxton, C., Battista, V., & Ferrell, B. (2018). Education: the key to providing, maintaining and sustaining excellent pediatric palliative care. ChiPPS E-Journal, 50, 35-38. https://www.nhpco.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ChiPPS_e-journal_Issue-50.pdf

Ferrell, B., Thaxton, C.A., Murphy, H., & Fortney, C.A. (2020). Preparing nurses for palliative care in the NICU. Advances in Neonatal Care, Published ahead of print doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000705.

These papers are a part of the ELNEC team effort to support clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ferrell, B.R., Handzo, G., Picchi, T., Puchalski, C.P., & Rosa, W.E. (2020). The urgency of spiritual care: COVID-19 and the critical need for whole-person palliation. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 60(3), e7-e11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.06.034

Paice, J., Dahlin, C., Wholihan, D., Mazanec, P., Long, C., Thaxton, C., & Greer, K. (2020). Palliative care for people with COVID-19 related symptoms. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 22(6), 421-427. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000692.

Paice, J.A., Wholihan, D., Dahlin, C., Rosa, W.E., Mazanec, P., Long, C.O., Thaxton, C., & Greer, K. (2020). Palliative nursing: the core of COVID-19 care. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing,23(1), 6-8. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000709.

Rosa, W.E., Anderson, E., Applebaum, A.J., Ferrell, B.R., Kestenbaum, A., & Nelson, J.E. (2020). Coronavirus Disease 2019 as an opportunity to move toward transdisciplinary palliative care. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 23(10), 1290-1291. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0306.

Rosa, W.E., & Davidson, P.M. (2020). Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): strengthening our resolve to achieve universal palliative care. International Nursing Review, 67(2), 160- 163. doi: 10.1111/inr.12592

Rosa, W.E., Ferrell, B.R., & Applebaum, A.J. (2020). The alleviation of suffering during the COVID-19 pandemic. Palliative & Supportive Care, 18(4), 376-378. doi: 10.1017/S1478951520000462.

Rosa, W.E., Ferrell, B.R., & Wiencek, C. (2020). Increasing critical care nurse engagement of palliative care during COVID-19 pandemic. Critical Care Nurse, 40(6), e28-e36. https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2020946

Rosa, W.E., Finlayson, C.S., & Ferrell, B.R. (2020). The cancer nurse as primary palliative care agent during COVID-19 [Guest editorial]. Cancer Nursing, 43(6), 431-432. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000886.

Rosa, W.E., Gray, T.F., Chow, K., Davidson, P.M., Dionne-Odom, J.N., Karanja, V., Khanyola, J., Kpoeh, J., Lusaka, J., Matula, S., Mazanec, P., Moreland, P.J., Pandey S., Parekh de Campos, A., & Meghani, S.H. (2020). Recommendations to leverage the palliative nursing role during COVID-19 and future health crises. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 22(4), 260-269. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000665.

Rosa, W.E., Meghani, S.H., Stone, P.W., & Ferrell, B.R. (2020). Opportunities for nursing science to improve patient care in the time of COVID-19: A palliative care perspective. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 52(4), 341- 343. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12570

Rosa, W.E., Schlak, A.E., & Rushton, C.H. (2020). A blueprint for leadership during COVID-19. Nursing Management, 51(8), 28-34. doi: 10.1097/01.NUMA.0000688940.29231.6f.

Ferrell, B.R., & Rosa, W.E. (2021). The “other”: confronting injustice in 2021 and beyond [editorial]. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 23(1), 1-2. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000720

Rosa, W.E., Ferrell, B.R., & Mazanec, P. (2021). Global nursing education integration of palliative care to improve health crisis preparedness. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 52(3), 130-135. doi:10.3928/00220124-20210216-07.

Rosa, W.E., Dahlin, C., Battista, V., Finlayson, C.S., Wisniewski, R.E., Greer, K., & Ferrell, B.R. (2021). Primary palliative care clinical implications: oncology nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 25(2), 119–125. doi: 10.1188/21.CJON.119-125.

Rosa, W.E., Ferrell, B.R., & Mason, D.J. (2021). Integration of palliative care into all serious illness care as a human right. JAMA Health Forum, 2(4), e211099. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1099.

Rosa, W.E., Levoy, K., Battista, V., Dahlin, C., Thaxton, C., & Greer, K. (2021). Using the nurse coaching process to support bereaved staff during the COVID-19 crisis. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing printed online ahead of print. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000773.

Rosa, W. E., Downing, J., Ferrell, B. R., Grant, L., Matula, S. T., Pandey, S., Sey-Sawo, J., Sowe, M., & Upvall, M. (2021). Global palliative nursing partnerships in the face of COVID-19. International journal of palliative nursing, 27(8), 410–416. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2021.27.8.410

These papers are related to use of ELNEC internationally.

Cormack, C., Lukács, M., Chrastek, J., Hirooka, K., Laska, I., Patiraki, E., Takenouchi, S., Mitrea, N. (2025). Advancing Palliative Care Through Education: A Worldwide Journey. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 27(6), p E261-E269. DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001163

Paice, J.A., Ferrell, B.R., Coyle, N., Coyne, P., & Callaway, M. (2007). Global efforts to improve palliative care: The International End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium Training Programme. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 61(2), 173-180.

Kim, H.S., Yu, S.J., Park, S.H., Choi, S.E., & Kim, S. (2009). End- of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) International curriculum faculty guide (호스피스완화간호 교육과정 ELNEC 인터내셔널). [Translation book] Ilsan: Sewon media. <Translated in Korean> COH & AACN (2008). ELNEC International curriculum faculty guide. Duarte, CA: ELNEC project office.

Paice, J.A., Ferrell, B., Coyle, N., Coyne, P., & Smith, T. (2010). Living and dying in east Africa: Implementing the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium curriculum in Tanzania. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 14(2), 161-166.

Paice, J.A., Erickson-Hurt, C., Ferrell, B., Coyle, N., Coyne, P.J., Long, C.O., Mazanec, P., Malloy, P., & Smith, T.J. (2011). Providing pain and palliative care education internationally. The Journal of Supportive Oncology, 9(4), 129-133.

Takenouchi, S., Miyashita, M., Tamura, K., Kizawa, Y., & Kosugi, S. (2011). Evaluation of the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium—Japan faculty development program: validity and reliability of the "End-of-Life Nursing Education Questionnaire". Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 13(6), 368-375.

Kim, H.S., Kim, B.H., Yu, S.J., Kim, S., Park, S.H., Choi, S., & Jung, Y. (2011). The effect of an End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium course on nurses' knowledge of hospice and palliative care in Korea. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 13(4), 222-229.

Malloy, P., Paice, J.A, Ferrell, B.R., Ali, Z., Munyoro, E., Coyne, P., & Smith, T. (2011). Advancing palliative care in Kenya. Cancer Nursing, 34(1), E10-E13.

Park, S.H., Kim, H.S., Yu, S. J., Choi, S., Kim, S., Jung, Y., & Kim, B.H. (2011). Dissemination of the End-of-Life Education Consortium (ELNEC) program in Korean nursing (751) [Post Presentation]. Journal of Pain and Symptom management, 41(1), 303-304.

Vosit-Stellar, J., Morse, A.B., & Mitrea, N. (2011). Evolution of an international collaboration: a unique experience across borders. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 15(5), 564-566. doi: 10.1188/11.CJON.564-566. PMID: 21951744.

Pal, IF. (2012). Palliative care: helping the dying to live until he dies. Philippine Inquirer, Nov 1, 2012. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/299410/palliative-care-helping-the-dying-to-live-until-he-dies

Kang, K.A., & Hwang, A.R. (2012). Pediatric hospice and palliative care. The Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 15(3), 131-140.

Kim, B. H., Kim, H.S., Yu, S.J., Choi, S., Jung, Y., & Kwon, S. H. (2012). Evaluation of the End-of-Life Nursing Consortium-Geriatric train-the-trainer program in Korea, Korean Journal of Adult Nursing, 24(4), 390-397.

Kim, H.S., Yu, S.J. et al. (2012). End- of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Geriatrics curriculum faculty guide (노인호스피스완화돌봄 교육자 가이드). [Translation book] Seoul: Koonja Publishing Inc. <Translated in Korean> COH & AACN (2008). ELNEC Geriatrics curriculum faculty guide. Duarte, CA: ELNEC project office.

Mitrea, N., & Dumitrescu, M. (2012). Palliative nursing education in Romania. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 14(6), E1-E7. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0b013e318255ad8a.

Pirnazarova, G., Paice, J.A., Schlickau, J., Coyle, N., & Erickson-Hurt, C. (2013). Palliative care in Kyrgyzstan: special challenges and a new role for nursing. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 15(8), doi: 10.1097/NJH.0b013e318296b383.

Kang, K., Kim, H.S., Kwon, S.H., Nam, M.J., Bang, K.S., Yu, S. ., ... & Chung, B.Y. (2014). Nurses’ knowledge of and attitudes toward pediatric palliative care of Korea. The Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 17(4), 289-300.

Grimes, C., Wanless, R.S., & Damonti, J. (2014). New models for elevating the practice and status of community-based nursing across the spectrum of cancer care in Central and Eastern Europe. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 18(Supplement 2), S97-S122.

Boit, J.M., Ototo, R., Ali, Z., Malloy, P. (2014). Rural hospice in Kenya provides compassionate palliative care to hundreds each year.  Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 16(4), 240-245. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000065.

Malloy, P., Paice, J., Coyle, N., Coyne, P., Smith, T., & Ferrell, B. (2014). Promoting palliative care worldwide through international nursing education. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 25(4), 410-417. doi: 10.1177/1043659614523993

Kim, H. S., & Hong, Y. S. (2016). Hospice palliative care in South Korea: Past, present, and future. The Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 19(2), 99-108.

Nambayan, AG. (Oct 26, 2016). Leadership and palliative care in Asia, ISNCC Conference Features/Blog. 

Chrastek, J.R., & Gordon, P. (2017). Training and mentoring End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) educators in India: Namaste ELNEC-a pilot project. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 19(5), 435-441. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000369.

Malloy, P., Boit, J., Tarus, A., Marete, J., Ferrell, B., & Ali, Z. (2017). Providing palliative care to patients with cancer: Addressing the needs in Kenya. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 4(1), 45-49. doi: 10.4103/2347-5625.199073.

Mitrea, N., Mosoiu, D., Ancuta, C., Malloy, P., & Rogozea, L. (2017). The impact of the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium international training program on the clinical practice of Eastern European nurses working in specialized palliative care services: a Romanian case study. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 19(5), 424-434. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000367.

Takenouchi, S., Sasahara, T., Miyashita, M., et al. (2017). Empowering nurses through translating the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium: The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium-Japan Core Curriculum Project. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing,19(6), 539-549.

Nambayan, AG. (2018). Opportunities for nursing. Asia Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 5(1), 1-3. doi: 10.4103/apjon.apjon_77_17. PMID: 29379824; PMCID: PMC5763426.

Okumura-Hiroshige, A., Fukahori, H., Yoshioka, S., Kuwata, M., Nishiyama, M., & Takamichi, K. (2018). Development of the end-of-life care nursing attitude scale for Japanese geriatrics. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 20(3),272-278. doi:10.1097/NJH.0000000000000442.

Arahata, T., Miyashita, M., Takenouchi, S., Tamura, K., & Kizawa, Y. (2018). Development of an instrument for evaluating nurses' knowledge and attitude toward end-of-life care: End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium-Japan core quiz. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 20(1), 55-62. doi:10.1097/NJH.0000000000000393.

Lin Goh, S.S. (2018). Singapore takes six steps forward in ‘The Quality of Death Index’ rankings. Asia Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 5(1), 21-25. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5763434/

Malloy, P., Ferrell, B., Virani, R., & Mazanec, P. (2018). Promoting palliative care internationally: building leaders to promote education, practice, and advocacy. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 55(2S), S140-S145. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0885392417303767?via%3Dihub

Malloy, P., Takenouchi, S., Kim, H.S., Lu, Y., & Ferrell, B. (2018). Providing palliative care education: showcasing efforts of Asian nurses. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 5(1), 15-20. doi: 10.4103/apjon.apjon_55_17.

Takenouchi, S. (2018). Empowering nurses through End-of-Life Nursing Education in Asia: nurses as advocates for patients' dignity. Asia Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 5(1), 9-11. doi: 10.4103/apjon.apjon_68_17.

Jung, Y., Yu, S., Kim, H.S., Kim, S., Kim, S., Park, S., & Choi, S.E. (2019). Influencing factors on moral distress in adult intensive care unit nurses in General Hospital of South Korea. [Post Presentation]. Korean Society of Nursing Science 10^th international Nursing Conference proceeding book, 163-163.

Kim, H. S., Kang, K. A., Kim, S., Kim, Y., Yoo, Y. S., Yu, S., ... & Jung, Y. (2019). Palliative care competencies required of undergraduate nursing students in Korea. The Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 22(3), 117-124.

Mitrea, N., Ancuta, C., Malloy, P., & Moşoiu, D. (2019). Developing, promoting, and sustaining palliative care across central eastern Europe: educating nurses to be leaders is a critical first step" Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nurses, 21(6), 510-517.  doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000590.

Okumura-Hiroshige, A., Fukahori, H., Yoshioka, S., Nishiyama, M., Takamichi, K., & Kuwata, M. (2019). Developing a measure of end-of-life care nursing knowledge for Japanese geriatric nurses. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 21(4), E1-E9. doi:10.1097/NJH.0000000000000532.

Kwon, S.H., Park, M.H., & Kim, H. (2021). Education, role, and prospects of advanced practice nurses in hospice and palliative care in South Korea. The Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 24(1), 1-12. doi: 10.14475/jhpc.2021.24.1.1.

Ghaemizade Shushtari, S. S., Molavynejad, S., Adineh, M., Savaie, M., & Sharhani, A. (2022). Effect of end-of-life nursing education on the knowledge and performance of nurses in the intensive care unit: a quasi-experimental study. BMC Nursing, 21(1), 102. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-00880-8

Gupta, M., Pruthi, G., Gupta, P., Singh, K., Kanwat, J., & Tiwari, A. (2022). Impact of End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium on palliative care knowledge and attitudes towards care of dying of nurses in India: A quasi-experimental pre-post study. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10499091221108342

Mitrea, N., Brown, B., Charpentier, M., Mullalli, H. A., Laska, I., Sinani, A., Banu, R., Paice, J., Ancuta, C. (2023). Translating knowledge into clinical practice: a unique end-of-life nursing education consortium teleconferencing program. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing. Published Ahead of Print. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000969.

Swart, N., Ferrell, B., Eche, I., Lazenby, M. (2023). Relationships between quality of life and symptom burden in patients with cancer with and without HIV in Botswana. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 27(1): 98-103.

Hökkä M, Ravelin T, Coupez V, et al. (2024). Core Palliative Care Competencies for Undergraduate Nursing Education: International Multisite Research Using Online Nominal Group Technique. Journal of Palliative Care, 0(0). doi:10.1177/08258597241244605