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August 22, 2025Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

The Role of PMHNPs in Palliative Psychiatry: An Ethical Framework for Care When Remission Is Unattainable

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TSTrae Stewart

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Overview

Framework promotes dignity and comfort in serious mental illness care for PMHNPs, suggesting roles in advance care planning.

Key Points

  • Palliative psychiatry enhances quality of life, prioritizing dignity and comfort when remission is unattainable.
  • A focus on competencies in prognostic assessment and symptom management guides PMHNP practice in challenging cases.
  • Integration of legal considerations and interprofessional collaboration supports ethical palliative care development.
  • This framework calls for PMHNPs to lead a shift toward more humane patient-centered approaches in mental health.

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Trae Stewart (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af540fad7bf08b1eadb162https://doi.org/10.1097/njh.0000000000001158
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