Nursing and Anticipatory Grief

When I started on this journey with Staci Fox to talk about anticipatory grief, I had no idea how many people it would connect me to. Last week, I connected with Cheryl Bostelman, MSN, RN and PhD candidate at Texas Woman's University. Her upcoming blog in Nursology says,

"Nursing programs across the United States teach students using the latest
research and evidence-based practices. The entire human lifespan, from
conception to death, is brought into the nursing classroom. When administering palliative and hospice care, the topic of anticipatory grief is present. Patients are trying to come to terms with the end of their lives, and families are dealing with the impending loss of their loved ones."

Bostelman posits that anticipatory grief should be part of the nursing curriculum. As a daughter of a former nurse, I can think of few occupations better equipped to work in this arena. I sense a collaboration in the making.