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Jennifer Hirschy Gentry

Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
DUMC Box 3688, Durham, NC 27710
Duke South Clinic Building, Blue Zone Room 0527, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing · 2005 - Present School of Nursing

In the News


Published February 17, 2015
Watch: Chapel Discussion 'What To Say When Someone Is Dying'

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Recent Publications


The Evaluation of a Palliative Care Advanced Practice Nursing Externship.

Journal Article Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association · June 2020 A growing population of persons with a serious illness will place higher demands on health care professionals to provide the palliative care needed. A Palliative Care Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Externship was developed and implemented as a n ... Full text Open Access Cite

Palliative sedation in end-of-life care.

Journal Article Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing · November 2006 The goals for care at the end of life include relief of pain and suffering. Despite excellent palliative care, some patients continue to experience intolerable, unrelieved pain and suffering from refractory symptoms. Palliative sedation, although controver ... Cite
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Recent Grants


Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Advanced Nursing Practice

Inst. Training Prgm or CMECommunity Liason · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2008 - 2011

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of North Carolina, Greensboro · 2019 D.N.P.
Duke University · 1994 M.S.N.