ProgramCIP 51.3819
Palliative Care Nursing
A program that prepares registered nurses to provide a combination of active and compassionate therapies intended to comfort and support patients and their families who are living with life-threatening illness. Includes instruction in pathophysiology, palliative care processes, pain management, pharmacology, loss, grief, death, and bereavement.
Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).
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JobsOfficial crosswalk
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Leads to
3 jobs- Nurse Practitioners29-1171
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary25-1072
- Registered Nurses29-1141
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Knowledge those jobs draw on
- Medicine and Dentistry3 of 3
- Psychology3 of 3
- English Language3 of 3
- Customer and Personal Service3 of 3
- Biology2 of 3
- Education and Training2 of 3
- Therapy and Counseling2 of 3
- Mathematics1 of 3
- Sociology and Anthropology1 of 3
- Administrative1 of 3
How many of the linked jobs rate the area important (O*NET importance 3.5 or more out of 5).