%0 Journal Article
%T American Academy of Nursing Expert Panel consensus statement on nursing's roles in ensuring universal palliative care access.
%A Rosa WE
%A Buck HG
%A Squires AP
%A Kozachik SL
%A Huijer HA
%A Bakitas M
%A Boit JM
%A Bradley PK
%A Cacchione PZ
%A Chan GK
%A Crisp N
%A Dahlin C
%A Daoust P
%A Davidson PM
%A Davis S
%A Doumit MAA
%A Fink RM
%A Herr KA
%A Hinds PS
%A Hughes TL
%A Karanja V
%A Kenny DJ
%A King CR
%A Klopper HC
%A Knebel AR
%A Kurth AE
%A Madigan EA
%A Malloy P
%A Matzo M
%A Mazanec P
%A Meghani SH
%A Monroe TB
%A Moreland PJ
%A Paice JA
%A Phillips JC
%A Rushton CH
%A Shamian J
%A Shattell M
%A Snethen JA
%A Ulrich CM
%A Wholihan D
%A Wocial LD
%A Ferrell BR
%J Nurs Outlook
%V 69
%N 6
%D Nov-Dec 2021 25
%M 34711419
%F 3.315
%R 10.1016/j.outlook.2021.06.011
%X The purpose of this consensus paper was to convene leaders and scholars from eight Expert Panels of the American Academy of Nursing and provide recommendations to advance nursing's roles and responsibility to ensure universal access to palliative care. Part I of this consensus paper herein provides the rationale and background to support the policy, education, research, and clinical practice recommendations put forward in Part II. On behalf of the Academy, the evidence-based recommendations will guide nurses, policy makers, government representatives, professional associations, and interdisciplinary and community partners to integrate palliative nursing services across health and social care settings. The consensus paper's 43 authors represent eight countries (Australia, Canada, England, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, South Africa, United States of America) and extensive international health experience, thus providing a global context for the subject matter. The authors recommend greater investments in palliative nursing education and nurse-led research, nurse engagement in policy making, enhanced intersectoral partnerships with nursing, and an increased profile and visibility of palliative nurses worldwide. By enacting these recommendations, nurses working in all settings can assume leading roles in delivering high-quality palliative care globally, particularly for minoritized, marginalized, and other at-risk populations.