The Conversation Project

Description: Free consumer-facing guides to help people share their wishes for care through the end of life. Includes conversation starter kits, information for health care proxies, talking to your health care team, and identifying what matters to you. Special guides available about Alzheimer's and other dementias as well as caring for a child with serious illness.

AACN Domains: Communication; Compassionate Care

Format: Website

Audience: Associates Level; Baccalaureate Level; Graduate Level; Practicing Nurses

Cost: Free

Tips and Suggestions: Introduce learners to these resources by having them complete the guide as if they are a patient (or as themselves) and role play conversations with another student. Then debrief how they felt. This will help them gain perspective as to how patients may feel thinking about and talking about these topics with healthcare professionals.

Citation: The Conversation Project. https://theconversationproject.org/. Accessed November 1, 2022.