A 4-year longitudinal integrated curriculum enhances students' skills and preparedness in important aspects of EoL care. As faculty resources, clinical sites, and curricular structure vary by institution, proven and adaptable educational strategies as described in this article may be useful to address the mandate to improve EoL care education. Teaching strategies and curricular components and design as just described can be adapted to other programs.

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Electronic communication has had a profound impact on generations, in the nursing profession as well as in society as a whole. Nursing educators struggle with facilitating verbal communication skills in didactic and clinical settings, particularly with the Net Generation. Online education is rapidly becoming the norm in degree-completion programs. Nursing educators must assure that empathetic communication with patients will not become a lost art.