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Integrating palliative care content into a new undergraduate nursing curriculum: The University of Notre Dame, Australia – Sydney experience

  • John M. Ramjan, RN

      Affiliations

    • University of Notre Dame Australia, PO Box 944 Broadway, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
    • ,
  • Catherine M. Costa, RN, BTh, Grad Cert Counselling, Grad Dip Crisis Counselling, Grad Dip Marriage & Family Counselling, Grad Cert University Teaching, MHSt (UQ), MRCNA

      Affiliations

    • University of Notre Dame Australia, PO Box 944 Broadway, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
    • ,
  • Louise D. Hickman, RN, BN, MPH (UNSW) PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Notre Dame Australia, PO Box 944 Broadway, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
    • ,
  • Margot Kearns, RN, RM, ICC, BSc(Hons), PhD(Syd)

      Affiliations

    • University of Notre Dame Australia, PO Box 944 Broadway, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
    • ,
  • Jane L. Phillips, RN, BN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Cunningham Centre for Palliative Care and The University of Notre Dame Australia, PO Box 944 Broadway, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 23 April 2010 ,Accepted 26 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2010.04.009

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