Teaching about death and dying-A national mixed-methods survey of palliative care education provision in Swedish undergraduate nursing programmes.

There is a need for substantial education about palliative care. Lecturers strive on their own to develop students' understanding and increase the extent of palliative care education with innovative teaching strategies, but must compete with other topics. Palliative care teaching must be prioritised, not only by the universities, but also by the national authority.